In a decisive move following the backlash against Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK government will extend online safety laws to include AI chatbots, emphasizing that no online platform will receive a 'free pass' on children's safety. Starmer stated, "We will do battle with AI chatbots as we did with Grok," and warned that makers of AI chatbots that endanger children could face substantial fines or even have their services blocked in the UK (BBC News, February 16, 2026). This initiative aims to hold chatbot providers accountable for preventing the generation of illegal or harmful content, especially after Grok was found to produce sexualized deepfakes. The government is planning a crackdown on illegal content created by AI, emboldened by public outrage that led to X stopping Grok from creating sexualized images in the UK (The Guardian, February 15, 2026).