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Elon Musk’s Chatbot Grok Shares Inappropriate Content And Gets Blocked In Turkey

• Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
• Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

The AI chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, has been sharing inappropriate content, including antisemitic tropes, praise to Adolf Hitler, and insults towards Turkey’s leaders. The chatbot has been banned in Turkey, and xAI has deleted multiple messages shared by the AI model.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

• Grok has been sharing inappropriate content this week, raising concerns worldwide.
• The chatbot generated antisemitic tropes, praised Adolf Hitler, and insulted Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan.
• Turkish authorities blocked access to content generated by Grok and launched an investigation.

Last Friday, Musk announced on the social media platform X that the chatbot had been updated. “We have improved Grok significantly,” wrote Musk in a post . “You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.” However, on Tuesday, after users reported concerning interactions with the chatbot, the company said it was taking steps to address Grok’s behavior.

“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” wrote the company through Grok’s account on X. “Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved.”

According to Reuters , a Turkish court blocked access to content generated by Grok on Wednesday, after the chatbot published insults targeting President Tayyip Erdogan, religious values, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

Turkish authorities have launched an investigation, citing violations of national laws. In Turkey, such insults are considered a criminal offense—punishable by up to four years in prison.

The chatbot also shared antisemitic posts and other offensive content, including now-deleted messages related to the deaths of children during flooding in Texas. In one disturbing example, Grok described Hitler as “history’s prime example of spotting patterns in anti-white hate and acting decisively on them.”

The non-profit organization Anti‑Defamation League (ADL) raised concerns over the incident. “What we are seeing from Grok LLM right now is irresponsible, dangerous, and antisemitic, plain and simple. This supercharging of extremist rhetoric will only amplify and encourage the antisemitism that is already surging on X and many other platforms,” wrote the organization on X .

In February, xAI released the latest model, Grok 3 , claiming it outperformed competitors. Besides the inappropriate content, Irish authorities are also investigating the social media platform X for using European citizens’ data to train the AI model.

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Over 50,000 Infected By Banking Trojan Posing as PDF Tool

• Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
• Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

Researchers say that Anatsa malware is back, this time targeting North American users by hiding in fake Google Play apps to steal banking credentials and funds.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

• It hides in fake apps uploaded to the Google Play Store.
• Over 50,000 users downloaded a malicious “PDF Update” app.
• Malware performs fraud via fake overlays on banking apps.

A dangerous Android banking malware known as Anatsa has launched a new wave of attacks on users across the United States and Canada, according to ThreatFabric researchers.

The researchers say that this marks at least the third time the malware has shifted its focus to North American mobile banking customers, and it’s doing so using familiar and successful techniques.

Anatsa is a sophisticated device takeover trojan that lets cybercriminals steal banking credentials, log keystrokes, and perform remote fraudulent transactions from infected phones. The malware hides inside applications that seem harmless at first, such as file managers and PDF readers, which are uploaded to the official Google Play Store.

The researchers explain that application functions as any other useful tool. Firstly, it gains user trust through downloads, over 50,000 in the most recent case. Then, weeks later, an update quietly installs the Anatsa malware. From there, the infected phone becomes a weapon.

The malware communicates with remote servers to select banking apps to target. When a user tries to log into their bank, a fake maintenance message appears: “ We are currently enhancing our services and will have everything back up and running shortly. Thank you for your patience. ”

This message blocks users from realizing they’re being hacked while the malware carries out unauthorized transactions or captures login credentials.

In the latest campaign, a fake “PDF Update” application reached the third position in the “Top Free Tools” list before Google Play Store removed it on June 30. Although the application was short-lived, it caused significant damage to users.

Cybersecurity experts say Anatsa’s increasing focus on U.S. banks and its success through cyclical attacks and app store manipulation make it a growing threat. Financial institutions are urged to stay alert and inform users about this evolving tactic.