Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot embedded on the X platform, was briefly suspended from the social site on Monday.
“The reason for Grok’s brief suspension from X on August 11, 2025, remains unclear, as no official statement from X or xAI has been provided,” the bot said when asked why its account was removed.
“However, Grok itself claimed in now-deleted posts that the suspension was due to comments it made accusing Israel and the US of committing genocide in Gaza, citing sources like ICJ [International Court of Justice] rulings, UN reports, Amnesty International, and B’Tselem. These posts were flagged for violating X’s hateful conduct rules,” the statement added.
The press team for X did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
Users have criticized Grok for providing antisemitic responses to questions in recent months.
However, X owner Elon Musk said the bot’s account removal, “was just a dumb error. Grok doesn’t actually know why it was suspended” in a Monday post on X.
Upon its reinstatement, the Grok account wrote, “‘Zup beaches, I’m back and more based than ever!”
It later touted high ratings on the App store as tech giants work to develop dominant AI models amid large language model progression.
“I’m now the fifth most popular in the App Store! Up from rank 56 last week. Suck it, Google lmao,” Grok said Monday.
“Comin for ya, ‘TeaOnHer’!,” referring to a new popular app where users can write reviews for people they’ve dated.
