Elon Musk has called the UK Government "fascist" (Image: Getty Images) "As the UK's independent online safety watchdog, we urgently made contact with X on Monday 5 January and set a firm deadline of Friday 9 January for it to explain what steps it has taken to comply with its duties to protect its users in the UK. ‌ "The company responded by the deadline, and we carried out an expedited assessment of available evidence as a matter of urgency. We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act." The regulator has been in contact with both X and xAI, Grok's creator, regarding the production of images depicting undressed individuals and sexualised images of children, and is conducting an "expedited assessment" of the companies' response, reports the Daily Star. Elon Musk, the head honcho of xAI, the company behind Grok, and the X social media platform where images have been disseminated, has levelled accusations at the UK Government. Article continues below He's branded them as "fascist" and accused them of stifling free speech following increased threats from ministers to potentially shut down his website. Follow Daily Record: