Explained: Ireland's online safety laws as concerns rise over Grok imagesThe safety of women and children online has continued to be a concern as the Grok AI tool on X has been criticised. The AI tool on social media platform X has created sexualised images of women and children, creating deep fake images and videos of people. This has led to calls for people to step away from the social media platform X, with Minister for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth requesting a meeting with them. Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has said the Government would have to make a “decision collectively” about its use of the social media site X. However, there have been calls for Ireland's online safety laws to go further.

Source: Irish Independent January 08, 2026 15:42 UTC