Turkish court blocks Grok chatbot posts in first ban on AI-generated content

Company: xAI / X (Grok chatbot)
Regulator or court: Ankara 7th Criminal Judgeship of Peace (enforced via the telecoms authority)
Law: Law No. 5651 (Internet law) and Turkish Criminal Code insult provisions
Status: Court order issued; reports differ on how fully it was enforced

What happened

After Elon Musk's Grok chatbot posted replies on X that insulted President Erdoğan, Atatürk and religious values, an Ankara court ordered about 50 of its posts blocked in Turkey on public order grounds and prosecutors opened an investigation. It was reported as Turkey's first ban on content produced by an AI tool. Early reports of a full nationwide Grok ban were later corrected.

Sources

bianet – Turkish court orders access ban on Grok posts Cyprus Mail (Reuters) – Turkey blocks Grok content

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