The DPC said the decision to commence the inquiry was notified to X on Monday.

Kilkenny County Council, Swim Ireland, the National Women’s Council, the Irish Refugee Council, and An Taisce also stopped using the platform this month.

Chair of the Oireachtas committee on Arts, Media, and Communications, Alan Kelly, said there needed to be 'robust' ways of dealing with the issue

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence is seeking a meeting with X over Grok AI turning photos of women and minors into sexually suggestive deepfake images.