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Crime3 February 2026Archive brief

United Kingdom's Ofcom announces that it is continuing its investigation of Twitter-owned chatbot Grok

The United Kingdom's Ofcom announces that it is continuing its investigation of Twitter-owned chatbot Grok, and that the Information Commissioner's Office has opened its own investigation.

By Belfast Herald Newsdesk2 min read

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The United Kingdom's Ofcom announces that it is continuing its investigation of Twitter-owned chatbot Grok, and that the Information Commissioner's Office has opened its own investigation.

The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from United Kingdom. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 3 February 2026.

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