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Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it

And so, the seedy and sadistic saga of social media continues. In the latest chapter of humanity’s greatest failed experiment, X’s Grok AI chatbot is under global fire after allowing users to create sexualised images of real women and children.

Opinions|12 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it
Supporting image for story: Residents on oil heating in the West Midlands urged to have their say as 3,000 households respond to government heating plans
Residents on oil heating in the West Midlands urged to have their say as 3,000 households respond to government heating plans
Your World|19 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a February 1947 Walsall coal rush throwback
Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a February 1947 Walsall coal rush throwback
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Readers' letters|21 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Black Country man’s eventual job search success: ‘After four years of applying, I’m finally in work’
Black Country man’s eventual job search success: ‘After four years of applying, I’m finally in work’
Your World|Jan 15
Supporting image for story: Reader recalls the 1903 Stourbridge Canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture
Reader recalls the 1903 Stourbridge Canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture
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Readers' letters|Jan 15
Supporting image for story: I went to the scene of a major fire near my Wolverhampton home - and I couldn't believe the sheer scale of it
I went to the scene of a major fire near my Wolverhampton home - and I couldn't believe the sheer scale of it
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Voices|Jan 14
Supporting image for story: Star Comment - Town of Culture contest is a great opportunity for the West Midlands. But let's ensure it's a clean fight
Star Comment - Town of Culture contest is a great opportunity for the West Midlands. But let's ensure it's a clean fight
Voices|Jan 14

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Supporting image for story: 'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, and a Dudley engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback
'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, and a Dudley engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback
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Readers' letters|Jan 14
Supporting image for story: Housebuilder explores what’s driving demand among Staffordshire homeowners in 2026
Housebuilder explores what’s driving demand among Staffordshire homeowners in 2026
Your World|Jan 13
Supporting image for story: Alex Ballinger MP welcomes new funding to fix roads in Halesowen following top performance rating
Alex Ballinger MP welcomes new funding to fix roads in Halesowen following top performance rating
Your World|Jan 13
Supporting image for story: Political opinion: MP calls for expanded gritting on main roads across Cannock Chase
Political opinion: MP calls for expanded gritting on main roads across Cannock Chase
Your World|Jan 13
Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'We all invent ways of coping'
Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'We all invent ways of coping'
Your World|Jan 13
Supporting image for story: Reader highlights irony in letters whinging about the BBC - your letters, and archive image captures rock choir joy
Reader highlights irony in letters whinging about the BBC - your letters, and archive image captures rock choir joy
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Readers' letters|Jan 13
Supporting image for story: Political opinion: Alex Ballinger MP welcomes first Road Safety Strategy in over a decade
Political opinion: Alex Ballinger MP welcomes first Road Safety Strategy in over a decade
Your World|Jan 12
Supporting image for story: Walsall woman’s job hunt joy: ‘After 10 months and 300 applications, I’m finally back in work’
Walsall woman’s job hunt joy: ‘After 10 months and 300 applications, I’m finally back in work’
Your World|Jan 12
Supporting image for story: 'Life in Dudley has been 40 years of hurt' - Mark Andrews on why his beloved town has been damaged by Merry Hill
'Life in Dudley has been 40 years of hurt' - Mark Andrews on why his beloved town has been damaged by Merry Hill
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Dudley|Jan 12
Supporting image for story: A reader’s anger over ‘double standards’ in animal welfare laws - your letters, plus RAF Cosford bids farewell to Ben the dog mascot in a picture throwback
A reader’s anger over ‘double standards’ in animal welfare laws - your letters, plus RAF Cosford bids farewell to Ben the dog mascot in a picture throwback
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Readers' letters|Jan 12

UK News

Supporting image for story: Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal
Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal
UK News|2 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims
Labour government in Scotland would pose ‘threat to jobs’, SNP claims
UK News|3 hours ago
Supporting image for story: All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths
All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths
UK News|3 hours ago
Supporting image for story: NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance
NHS says it ‘absolutely recognises need’ for revised single-sex spaces guidance
UK News|4 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Former PM Sir Tony Blair chosen by Donald Trump for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
UK News|4 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick
Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick
UK News|5 hours ago

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards
Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards
Viral news|Jan 11
Supporting image for story: Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond
Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond
Viral news|Jan 2
Supporting image for story: Scottish TikToker of the year revealed
Scottish TikToker of the year revealed
Viral news|Dec 29, 2025
Supporting image for story: John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk
John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk
Entertainment|Dec 27, 2025
Supporting image for story: The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
Breaking News|Dec 27, 2025
Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025
Showbiz|Dec 26, 2025

World News

Supporting image for story: Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland
Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland
World News|11 hours ago
Supporting image for story: More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa
More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa
World News|13 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister
Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister
World News|14 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US
World News|17 hours ago
Supporting image for story: It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition
It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition
World News|20 hours ago
Supporting image for story: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting
Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting
World News|Jan 15
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