London, Jan. 9 -- Government and experts slam X for monetizing AI tools that facilitated unlawful sexualized imagery of women and children.

The UK government has sharply criticized Elon Musk's platform X for restricting Grok image editing to paid users, calling the move "insulting" to victims of sexual violence and misogyny. The controversy comes amid revelations that the AI chatbot had been used to digitally undress women and minors without their consent, sparking widespread condemnation from regulators, experts, and advocacy groups.

Downing Street officials said on Friday that the decision to restrict access to a paid subscription model "simply turns an AI feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service," hi...