US EditionParis prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes
French prosecutors expanded their probe into X after its AI chatbot Grok spread Holocaust denial and explicit deepfakes, summoning Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for April interviews.
- French prosecutors raided X offices as part of an investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes.
- The probe will also investigate alleged complicity in disseminating Holocaust denials and sexual deepfakes.
- Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino are summoned to a hearing on April 20 related to the investigation.
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French Police Raid X Building in Investigation of Grok’s Deepfake Porn Problem
French police have raided X’s offices in Paris and summoned its chairman, Elon Musk, to testify, in an escalation of a multifaceted investigation into the social media platform’s data use, deepfake porn generation, and other allegations of wrongdoing. Cybercrime investigators in France have been probing the company for over a year, with authorities looking into the company for allegations of… Source
'Vendetta against Americans': Musk calls raid of X office by French goons a 'political attack' · American Wire News
Alleged government overreach at an X office found Elon Musk slamming the European nation responsible for a “political attack” as his presence was also requested to answer questions. Ever the free speech absolutist, the world’s richest man’s promotion of that ideal through social media has readily demonstrated how nations outside the United States routinely curb God-given rights. Having previously run afoul of Brazil and the European Union writ l…
Musk calls French raid on X's offices a 'political attack'
US tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday described a search conducted by French authorities at the Paris offices of his social media platform X as a “political attack”. Musk remarked in response to a statement from X’s Global Government Affairs, which said the search was carried out “in connection with a politicised criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of algorithms and purported fraudulent data extraction”. “We are disappointed by t…
Police search X’s premises in France as prosecutors summon Elon Musk
PARIS — French police searched the premises of X in Paris on Tuesday as prosecutors issued a summons to the social platform’s owner, Elon Musk, raising the stakes in a yearlong investigation that has heightened a wider trans-Atlantic dispute over how to regulate tech companies.
As part of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office's investigation into social network X, a search was carried out in the Paris offices of the platform on 3 February. Elon Musk and former leader Linda Yaccarino are summoned by the magistrates. The US billionaire denounces an offensive of a political nature.
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