However, the official declined to share more details on the responses saying the Ministry was still examining it.  | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic

The Indian government on Wednesday said that it was not satisfied by the responses sent by Elon Musk-owned X (formerly twitter), which was asked to submit a detailed action taken report (ATR) on the misuse of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok.

“We are not satisfied with the responses from X and we will seek more details from them...what all happened, how it happened, under which jurisdiction...we will seek more details,” a source from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) told businessline.

They have gone into an explanation about the kind of controls they have when it comes to things like synthetic content , misleading content, non-consensual nudity. They have also outlined the processes they follow. They have said they have taken some actions but not explained how it happened or what action they took. So, we are seeking more information as this does not help,” a top source told businessline.

However, the official declined to share more details on the responses saying the Ministry was still examining it.

On Friday (January 2), X was asked by the MeitY to submit a detailed ATR to the Ministry, with a stern warning over indecent and sexually-explicit content being generated through misuse of AI-based services like ‘Grok’ and other tools.

The social media platform was being used by users for the creation of sexualised and obscene images of women and minors.

Detailed ATR

In the directive, the Ministry had asked X to submit a detailed ATR within 72 hours, spelling out specific technical and organisational measures adopted or proposed in relation to the Grok application -- the role and oversight exercised by the Chief Compliance Officer -- actions taken against offending content, users and accounts; as well as mechanisms to ensure compliance with the mandatory reporting requirement under Indian laws.

MeitY, in the ultimatum issued, noted that Grok AI, developed by X and integrated on the platform, is being misused by users to create fake accounts to host, generate, publish or share obscene images or videos of women in a derogatory or vulgar manner.

X on Tuesday (January 6) requested for an extension of three days to respond, but MeitY gave an ultimatum of only 24 hours to send its responses.

The government made it clear to X that compliance with the IT Act and rules is not optional, and that the statutory exemptions under section 79 of the IT Act (which deals with safe harbour and immunity from liability for online intermediaries) are conditional upon strict observance of due diligence obligations.

It warned that any failure to observe due diligence obligations shall result in the loss of the exemption from liability under section 79 of the IT Act, and that the platform will also be liable for consequential action under other laws, including the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Published on January 7, 2026