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YouTube has officially dethroned the BBC with its enormous British viewing figures, after surpassing ITV last summer

The US Department of Defence plans to use Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot in military networks, sparking controversy amid global outcry over the tool's role in generating sexualised and deepfake content.

Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are questioned over AI and copyright on Tuesday (13 January).

Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?

The former minister also said the British lawmaking process is not fit for purpose when it comes to regulating new technology.

The UK is activating laws to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes following a crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned X could lose its self-regulatory status if it fails to curb digital abuse.

Global crackdown: These nations are restricting or speaking out against Grok over non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not specify which day it would come into effect.

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

The UK is making it a crime to generate or request AI-made explicit content from this week, following the ban on sharing deepfakes. The region's communications regulator, Ofcom, is also looking into Grok, investigating the service formally to see if it "has complied with its duties to protect people."