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BoycottTwitter

(47 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:50 AM 12 hrs ago

Elon Musk's Grok AI generated CSAM (inappropriate pictures of children). Time to Boycott Twitter/X!

There's a famous story (explained here: https://www.upworthy.com/bartender-explains-why-he-swiftly-kicks-nazis-out-of-his-punk-bar-even-if-theyre-not-bothering-anyone ) where a bartender explains why it's important to kick out Nazis who visit a bar even he is polite. Basically it's because they bring their friends and then it gets worse and worse at the bar until they are the only people left. Therefore a bar that allows Nazis even if it's only some going is a Nazi-bar.

Twitter under Elon Musk has been like that for a long time. But now it's even worse because now Twitter is not only a Nazi-bar, it's a pedo-bar too so I'm urging any Twitter holdouts to finally quit the site and if you are looking for a good replacement switch to Bluesky. I also urge you to try getting anyone you can to leave Twitter too. We cannot for any longer tolerate what Twitter is doing.

so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform

jael holzman (@jael.bsky.social) 2026-01-02T00:43:11.817Z
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Elon Musk's Grok AI generated CSAM (inappropriate pictures of children). Time to Boycott Twitter/X! (Original Post) BoycottTwitter 12 hrs ago OP
Give Grok the reverse electric chair. usonian 11 hrs ago #1
Good luck. DUers won't give up anything that inconveniences them. Coventina 11 hrs ago #2
"But Amazon is conveeeeeeeeeeeeenient!!!" hatrack 5 hrs ago #8
AI issued an apology? chelsea0011 8 hrs ago #3
No. It responded as programmed when given a prompt for an apology. Other prompts included "respond defiantly" and it WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #4
I get it chelsea0011 6 hrs ago #7
Agreed Mossfern 5 hrs ago #9
Good luck with that HAB911 7 hrs ago #5
Was the user who "prompted" this John Barron? maxrandb 6 hrs ago #6
It was time the moment edhopper 5 hrs ago #10

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,223 posts)
4. No. It responded as programmed when given a prompt for an apology. Other prompts included "respond defiantly" and it
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:02 AM
8 hrs ago

produced programmed responses for those as well.

chelsea0011

(10,200 posts)
7. I get it
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:26 AM
6 hrs ago

When Waymo drives into a fire site the taxi doesn’t issue an apology. Having AI issuing an apology is some sick shit.

Mossfern

(4,617 posts)
9. Agreed
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 08:38 AM
5 hrs ago

That was my first thought after reading the OP.
Unfortunately, I see that some folk out there will begin worshiping Grok or another form of AI as God.

This is why Asimov, in his writings, established the Laws of Robotics. He was certainly prescient!

edhopper

(37,046 posts)
10. It was time the moment
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:09 AM
5 hrs ago

Musk bought it. I don't understand the defense (here and elsewhere) of progressives staying on TwitX.

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