KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11 -- Malaysia has temporarily restricted access to X's Grok artificial intelligence tool after regulators said the platform had failed to implement adequate safeguards to prevent the generation of obscene and harmful content, including non-consensual sexual images involving women and minors.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the restriction, which took effect today, was imposed after repeated misuse of Grok and what it described as insufficient responses from X Corp and xAI, despite earlier regulatory engagement and formal notices.

In a statement issued today, the commission said it had directed a "temporary restriction on access to the Grok artificial intelligence for users in Malays...