This story needs context. Namely: Big Tech owns Ireland's government. If that "sovereign" nation does any serious regulating of Musk's company it will be because other tech companies ordered it to do so.
https://www.dw.com/en/ireland-launches-data-protection-probe-into-groks-deepfakes/a-75997610
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