A status update from the online analytics firm, Downdetector, showed a disconnection from users since before 3.30pm on Friday. It’s the second outage that the platform has experienced this week and comes as X tries to grapple with reconfiguring its central AI technology to stop users undressing photos of real people without their consent. "I welcomed the opportunity to meet with X to express directly my serious dismay at what has been facilitated on their platform,” she said. "X informed me that corrective actions have now been implemented and that Grok, as integrated on the X platform, has been disabled from removing or reducing clothing on individuals worldwide. Concerns remain regarding Grok as a standalone app, and this is something Government will examine further.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2026 21:56 UTC