India, Jan. 11 -- Microblogging platform X removed about 3,500 pieces of content and deleted over 600 accounts after the company accepted its mistake in handling objectionable content generated by its AI chatbot Grok and committed to complying with Indian law, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

The development came roughly a week after the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) first raised concerns over obscene and sexually explicit content linked to the chatbot.

India's move was part of a widening international crackdown that has already seen Indonesia order a suspension of access to Grok and investigations by the European Union and UK.

"X has accepted its mistake. The company said it will operate as pe...