French police raid X office: Elon Musk summoned for questioning
As part of an expanded cybercrime investigation, the Paris prosecutor's office has officially summoned the billionaire for questioning, which is scheduled to take place in April.
As part of an expanded cybercrime investigation, the Paris prosecutor's office has officially summoned the billionaire for questioning, which is scheduled to take place in April.
French law enforcement officers have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's social network X (formerly Twitter). Reuters reports that the raids are part of a year-long investigation into what was initially an alleged manipulation of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction. However, prosecutors have now significantly expanded the charges after numerous complaints about the Grok AI chatbot.
The investigation is investigating the platform for involvement in: distribution and storage of child pornography, violation of personal rights through the creation of sexualized deepfakes, and manipulation of public opinion through biased algorithms.
Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Iaccarino were ordered to appear at a hearing on April 20. Other company employees were also called as witnesses.
A significant step was the announcement by the Paris prosecutor's office that the agency was ceasing to use the X platform. Official communications will now be conducted via LinkedIn and Instagram. The law enforcement agencies explain their action as a "constructive approach" aimed at forcing X to comply with French law.
Company X has yet to officially comment on the searches. Earlier, in July, Elon Musk rejected all charges, calling the actions of the French prosecutor's office "a politically motivated criminal investigation."
"In Europe, and in France in particular, the rule of law means that no one can be above the law," said the initiator of the investigation, French MP Eric Batorel, who welcomed the police's actions.
The French government previously classified Grok-generated content as manifestly illegal and in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), threatening the companies with serious sanctions. The EU subsequently launched an investigation into X and Grok for distributing AI-generated sexual imagery.
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