Brickbat: Terminating X

Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority blocked access to Grok, social media platform X's AI chatbot, as a result of insulting content directed at Turkish public figures, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The order followed a court ruling in Ankara prompted by public complaints about Grok's responses, which allegedly included derogatory remarks when asked about the president. The block restricts Turkish users from accessing Grok through either browsers or apps.
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...public complaints about Grok's responses, which allegedly included derogatory remarks when asked about the president.
What, is he Jewish?
Or trans?
Can Grok document that he is vaxxed and triple boosted?
Only three boosters? What is he - an antivaxer?
If they inserted a little more pro-Turkey responses in with the criticism, would the inTurkalation prevent X-termination?
According to Anadolu Agency (Turkish state media) the crimes are deliberate offense to religious values ("aşağılama"), insulting the President ("hakaret"), and crimes against Ataturk.
https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/yapay-zeka-uygulamasi-grokun-paylasimlari-hakkinda-sorusturma-baslatildi/3625624
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_on_crimes_committed_against_Atatürk
An offense to religious values? *lol*snort* those Turks are like, so backwards, man.