This simple toggle could fix Grok’s “put her in a bikini” problem, but will X do it?

A couple of days ago, I reported how Grok’s still letting people undress women and minors in public threads. What started as a concerning issue has turned into a full-blown controversy, with thousands of posts and discussions flooding the platform about the AI’s troubling behavior.

The backlash is getting serious. I spotted a post today from Shubham Gupta, a legal advocate in India who’s actually advising affected individuals to file complaints with local cyber police.

According to his post, offenses under sections 66E and 67A of the Information Technology Act, along with sections 77 and 336(4) of Bhartiya Nyay Sangita, could apply to these situations. He emphasized that victims don’t even need to know the harasser’s identity; just a screenshot and profile link are enough to file a complaint.

In the States, people are also kicking up the lawsuit question. One post from AvaGG got thousands of likes when they asked, “Could there be a class action lawsuit against Twitter for grok non consentually undressing women and the people abusing it?”

Meanwhile, X has taken some action. Grok’s media tab got completely purged, and fresh generations on that tab seem to be free from the lingerie content that previously dominated it. Still, the damage is already done, and it’s unclear what actual restrictions have been put in place to prevent this from happening again.

But here’s where things get interesting. I came across a mock-up from user @elder_plinius showing a toggle labeled “Enable Grok Replies” that would let users control whether Grok can respond in their threads at all. The community reaction has been pretty mixed.

Some users think it’s brilliant, with comments like “so crazy it just might work” and “it really could be this simple.” Others questioned whether it’s even real or wondered if blocking Grok would achieve the same result.

However, I wouldn’t hold my breath for X to add such a toggle. Part of Grok’s success comes from people using it under posts to fact-check information shared. So it’s unlikely X would give users an option to disable Grok in their replies entirely.

That said, even if X gave users the option to prevent Grok from generating images in their replies, it would solve the problem publicly. No more “Grok put her in a bikini” requests would be entertained under posts. In my books, that would be a win-win for users, especially women who’ve become targets, and for X, since it wouldn’t face the same level of backlash while still keeping Grok available for fact-checking and general responses.

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