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X says you can block Grok from editing your photos

  • Jess Weatherbed
  • March 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
Pay attention to that small print about tagging @Grok, this new toggle has disappointing limitations. | Image by The Verge / xAI

X has introduced a new feature that makes it slightly harder for other users to manipulate your uploaded images with the Grok chatbot. As reported by Social Media Today and verified by The Verge, a new toggle within the image upload settings on the X iOS appsays it can "block modifications by Grok" when enabled. But it doesn't actually prevent Grok from editing your photos.

The small print underneath the feature's name reveals a significant limitation: users can only "prevent @Grok from modifying this content." In our testing, the toggle only blocks the mechanism of tagging the xAI chatbot in replies to an image on X, alongside editing inst …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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