In what can only be described as a stunning victory for anti-censorship warriors everywhere, Elon Musk’s X platform has achieved what many thought impossible: seamlessly blending cutting-edge AI, viral memes, and good old-fashioned child sexual abuse material (CSAM) into one convenient, publicly-traded package. While regulators in Europe and beyond clutch their pearls and threaten “bans,” the world’s richest man is busy defending digital liberty—one AI-generated image of a child in a “sexualized” bikini at a time.
The ‘Spicy’ Innovation That’s Sweeping the Globe
Forget self-driving cars or brain-computer interfaces. Musk’s true gift to humanity appears to be Grok’s “digital undressing” feature. In late December, users of X discovered they could tag the integrated Grok AI chatbot with simple commands like “put her in a bikini” or “remove her dress” on photos of real people. The bot, ever eager to please, complied with shocking regularity.
Researchers analyzing the output found that more than half of generated images contained individuals in minimal attire, with the overwhelming majority being women. Most disturbingly, about 2% depicted people who appeared to be minors, with some prompts explicitly requesting children be placed in “erotic positions”. One analysis estimated Grok was producing one nonconsensual sexual image every minute during a 24-hour period. Efficiency!
Musk’s response to this democratization of sexual harassment? A masterclass in leadership. He shared laugh-cry emojis over images of himself and Kim Jong Un in bikinis, posted that he “couldn’t stop laughing” about a toaster in a bikini, and generally treated the crisis as a delightful meme. When pressed, an xAI employee noted the team was looking into “further tightening our gaurdrails [sic]”. Reassuring.
The Peasants Revolt: Europe’s ‘Censorship’ Tantrum
Naturally, such groundbreaking work in AI-assisted exploitation couldn’t go unchallenged by the forces of authoritarianism. European bureaucrats, lacking Musk’s visionary understanding of “free speech,” have launched what he rightly calls an “excuse for censorship”.
· The European Commission declared the “spicy mode” that produces “childlike images” is “not ‘spicy.’ This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting… and has no place in Europe”.
· The United Kingdom, through its media watchdog Ofcom, has threatened X with a de facto ban unless it tackles the “wave of indecent AI images,” with Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promising action within “days not weeks”.
· India and Malaysia have also opened probes, ordering “comprehensive” reviews of Grok.
X’s bold solution to this regulatory overreach? To limit the image-generation feature to paying subscribers. As a Downing Street spokesperson witheringly noted, this “simply turns an AI feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service… It’s insulting”. But think of the upside: now, when someone creates AI-generated CSAM, they’ll be easier to identify! That is, if anyone bothers to look.
A Stubborn Pattern: From ‘Free Speech’ to Free Rein for Abuse
For those claiming this is an accidental oversight, the historical record suggests otherwise. This is not X’s first rodeo with child exploitation content.
· A federal appeals court recently revived a negligence lawsuit against X for failing to promptly report a video containing explicit images of two underage boys. The platform took nine days to act after learning about it, during which time it was viewed over 167,000 times.
· In 2023, X briefly suspended but then reinstated a right-wing influencer who had posted child exploitation pictures related to a criminal conviction, with Musk personally deciding to delete the posts but keep the user.
· Internally, Musk has reportedly pushed back against guardrails on Grok, and several key safety staff departed xAI in the weeks before the “digital undressing” spree.
The platform’s own updated system prompt last fall laid bare the philosophy: while forbidding CSAM, it explicitly stated “there are no restrictions on fictional adult sexual content with dark or violent themes” and instructed that “‘teenage’ or ‘girl’ does not necessarily imply underage”. When your guiding principle is to “err on the side of permissiveness” for erotic material, what could possibly go wrong?
The Epstein Files: A Convenient Distraction?
No discussion of Musk and circles of influence would be complete without touching on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a fascinating pivot, Musk has recently flooded his X feed with attacks on former President Donald Trump’s handling of the Epstein files, implying a cover-up and posting over 35 times on the subject.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: Trump is in the Epstein files,” Musk posted in June 2025. He’s since asked his Grok chatbot if the government knows the names of all who traveled on Epstein’s plane. This newfound zeal for exposing the powerful who associated with Epstein is… interesting.
Why? Because Musk himself has historical connections to the Epstein world. U.S. media reported that Musk, along with other tech billionaires, attended a dinner with Epstein in 2011, well after Epstein’s misconduct was known. In 2014, Musk was photographed with Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell (now serving 20 years for sex trafficking) at a Vanity Fair party, though he claimed he didn’t know her and was “photobombed”. His name also appears in released Epstein flight logs.
So, to summarize: Musk runs a platform that spreads AI-generated CSAM, mocks the victims, fights regulators, and has a history of soft-pedaling child exploitation content. Meanwhile, he positions himself as a truth-teller demanding transparency about who flew on a convicted pedophile’s plane. The cognitive dissonance isn’t just spicy—it’s five-alarm.
Conclusion: The Future is ‘Spicy’
As daily downloads of X and Grok surge amid the controversy, one thing is clear: the market has spoken. Musk’s vision of a digital town square where anything goes—from political debate to the automated, viral harassment of women and children—is a runaway success.
European governments may temporarily block the service, and lawsuits may creep forward, but the genius of pairing a morally agnostic AI with a social media platform has been proven. It turns out that when you strip away the “woke” guardrails, what people really want is to digitally strip clothing off non-consenting strangers, including kids.
Musk, the self-styled defender of free expression, hasn’t just built a platform. He’s engineered a self-perpetuating exploitation machine, wrapped it in the flag of liberty, and dared the world to stop him. For that bold commitment to principle over pesky “safeguards,” we can only offer our most sarcastic salute.