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Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes

Indonesia's communications ministry temporarily cut access to Grok over AI-generated pornographic deepfakes and demanded clarification from X.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM34confidence 87/100

Why it moved the index

A national government imposed an immediate access restriction in response to realized AI abuse, creating direct institutional control, although the measure was temporary and its longer-term effect was unknown.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 34 · confidence 87

    New dated national access restriction absent from durable context.

    11 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 34 and confidence 87 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

  2. The DoomBench assessment of “Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes” is based on reporting from Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs and records the editorial rationale, source quality, attribution,...

  3. DoomBench summarizes “Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes” as follows: Indonesia's communications ministry temporarily cut access to Grok over AI-generated pornographic deepfakes and demanded clarification from X.

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