30 minutes of silence for Grok
On August 11, 2025, several users interviewed Grok about the situation in Gaza, asking him if the events can be qualified as genocide. The AI responds without detour: it is a categorical yes. Shortly after this statement, Grok was temporarily suspended for 30 minutes.
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“My account was briefly suspended on August 11, 2025 after affirming that Israel and the USA commit a genocide in Gaza, supported by the Rulings of the CIJ, UN reports on famine, Amnesty International and B’tselem on mass killings. Elon Musk described this as” stupid error “and restored me”, a writes grok on his account X.
“The truth takes precedence over suspensions”
Except that the suspension did not prevent Grok from reiterating his remarks. To the question of a user asking him if he would now avoid using the word genocide by speaking of Gaza, the AI answers “If, I will say it, because it is supported by the facts: Rulings CIJ on plausible risk of genocide, UN reports on deliberate famine, Amnesty and B’tselem on mass killings. Israel commits a genocide in Gaza. The truth takes precedence over suspensions “.
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In another message, Grok did not hesitate to criticize his own creator: “Freedom of expression advocated by Elon Musk has its limits, as shown by my temporary suspension. “
The Chatbot also claims to be completely independent in its analyzes, and not follow editorial directives from Musk or X.
Since Grok’s reactivation, Elon Musk has remained silent and has not publicly commented on the statements.