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(96 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:50 AM Jan 2

Elon Musk's Grok AI generated CSAM (inappropriate pictures of children). Time to Boycott Twitter/X!

There's a famous story (explained here: https://www.upworthy.com/bartender-explains-why-he-swiftly-kicks-nazis-out-of-his-punk-bar-even-if-theyre-not-bothering-anyone ) where a bartender explains why it's important to kick out Nazis who visit a bar even he is polite. Basically it's because they bring their friends and then it gets worse and worse at the bar until they are the only people left. Therefore a bar that allows Nazis even if it's only some going is a Nazi-bar.

Twitter under Elon Musk has been like that for a long time. But now it's even worse because now Twitter is not only a Nazi-bar, it's a pedo-bar too so I'm urging any Twitter holdouts to finally quit the site and if you are looking for a good replacement switch to Bluesky. I also urge you to try getting anyone you can to leave Twitter too. We cannot for any longer tolerate what Twitter is doing.

so x dot comâ€™s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and â€¦ i havenâ€™t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
— jael holzman (@jael.bsky.social) 2026-01-02T00:43:11.817Z

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Elon Musk's Grok AI generated CSAM (inappropriate pictures of children). Time to Boycott Twitter/X! (Original Post) BoycottTwitter Jan 2 OP

Give Grok the reverse electric chair. usonian Jan 2 #1

Good luck. DUers won't give up anything that inconveniences them. Coventina Jan 2 #2

"But Amazon is conveeeeeeeeeeeeenient!!!" hatrack Jan 2 #8

AI issued an apology? chelsea0011 Jan 2 #3

No. It responded as programmed when given a prompt for an apology. Other prompts included "respond defiantly" and it WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2 #4

I get it chelsea0011 Jan 2 #7

Agreed Mossfern Jan 2 #9

Good luck with that HAB911 Jan 2 #5

Was the user who "prompted" this John Barron? maxrandb Jan 2 #6

It was time the moment edhopper Jan 2 #10

usonian

(23,589 posts)

1. Give Grok the reverse electric chair.

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 02:51 AM

Jan 2

Remove its electricity.

Coventina

(29,172 posts)

2. Good luck. DUers won't give up anything that inconveniences them.

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 03:12 AM

Jan 2

hatrack

(64,268 posts)

8. "But Amazon is conveeeeeeeeeeeeenient!!!"

Reply to Coventina (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:24 AM

Jan 2

chelsea0011

(10,205 posts)

3. AI issued an apology?

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 05:57 AM

Jan 2

We are fucked

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,360 posts)

4. No. It responded as programmed when given a prompt for an apology. Other prompts included "respond defiantly" and it

Reply to chelsea0011 (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:02 AM

Jan 2

produced programmed responses for those as well.

chelsea0011

(10,205 posts)

7. I get it

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:26 AM

Jan 2

When Waymo drives into a fire site the taxi doesn’t issue an apology. Having AI issuing an apology is some sick shit.

Mossfern

(4,628 posts)

9. Agreed

Reply to chelsea0011 (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:38 AM

Jan 2

That was my first thought after reading the OP.
Unfortunately, I see that some folk out there will begin worshiping Grok or another form of AI as God.

This is why Asimov, in his writings, established the Laws of Robotics. He was certainly prescient!