A Grok Bot user says his bot found his phone number on listing sites and filed removal requests, and Elon Musk promotes the idea
I got tired of all the spam calls I was getting so I had @bot find my number listed on sites and file the removals. I made it a free skill so you can do the same. t.co/n1mjIm9fkO @spacexai @elonmusk
Context
Getting personal data off broker sites is tedious work people often pay services to do, and it shows agents being used for privacy chores.
This is a first hand user account from MinimalDuck, who says he shared it as a free skill; results of the removals are not shown. Elon Musk, who runs SpaceX, which makes Grok Bot, quoted it as a promotion.
Deep dive
On October 15, the user MinimalDuck posted that he got tired of spam calls, so he had his Grok Bot find his number listed on sites and file the removals, and that he made it a free skill so others can do the same. He tagged SpaceXAI and Elon Musk.
In the evening, Musk quoted the post: Ask your Grok Bot to remove your phone number from spam call and text lists.
The post does not say how many sites the bot found, which data brokers it contacted, or whether the removals were confirmed. Data brokers generally run their own opt out processes, and listings can reappear later, which is why paid removal services check repeatedly.
The skill is a shared set of instructions other Grok Bot users can run, and its link points to a page on x.ai. Earlier on October 15, Musk also said SpaceX would make users whole if Grok Bot makes a purchase mistake or leaks their card, as covered in this deck.
What to expect next
Watch whether users report that the removals actually reduce spam calls over the following weeks, and whether listings come back.
Also watch whether data broker sites start blocking automated opt out requests from agents, and whether more privacy chores like this become popular shared skills. Musk promoting a user made skill may also encourage more people to build and share skills like it.