Musk’s latest venture, image generation in Grok that until Wednesday lacked sufficient guardrails to prevent the easy production of non-consensual sexual images and even child abuse images, provoked an Ofcom investigation and further EU Commission action as well as the promise of UK emergency legislation against apps that provide such images in less than a week.

The automation of the hostile environment continues with the Home Office rolling out the use of AI in the asylum decision-making process.

Digital rights in 2025 From age verification and digital ID to crime-predicting tech and attacks on migrants’ digital rights, this year we had to fight harder than ever against Big tech and government policies that threaten our rights.

Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has announced plans to drastically reduce the use of jury trials in England and Wales.