London/IBNS, Jan. 10 -- Elon Musk-owned social media platform X could face a possible shutdown in the United Kingdom after Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said she would support regulatory action if the company is found to be violating the country's online safety laws, media reports said.

According to an investigation cited by The Guardian, a PhD researcher from Trinity College Dublin analysed nearly three-quarters of posts in which users requested the creation of non-consensual images of real women or minors, involving the removal or alteration of clothing through AI-generated content.

The controversy has intensified after X reportedly made its image-editing features available only to paying subscribers, a move that drew sharp critici...