French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on X
Investigators are examining allegations that Grok generated sexualized deepfakes and Holocaust denial posts, and prosecutors say 3 million images were produced in 11 days.
- On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States Justice Department declined to assist French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's platform X, citing a Friday letter from the DOJ's Office of International Affairs.
- French authorities launched an investigation in July, accusing the platform of manipulating algorithms and "fraudulent data extraction," then raided Paris offices and issued summonses for Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino to appear for interviews on April 20.
- The DOJ letter argued the probe seeks to regulate a "public square" contrary to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, describing France's requests as an "effort to entangle the United States in a politically charged criminal proceeding."
- An xAI official expressed gratitude that the Justice Department rejected the effort to compel interviews, stating there was "no wrongdoing" and urging prosecutors to "terminate their baseless investigation."
- Beyond the algorithmic probe, French officials are also investigating the platform for disseminating CSAM and Holocaust denial, reflecting broader global regulatory pressure X faces regarding content moderation and compliance with local laws.
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UPDATE: Elon Musk Refuses to Take Part in Paris X Probe
UPDATE: Tech billionaire Elon Musk did not attend the voluntary interview he had been summoned to in Paris, with French prosecutors stating they had “taken note of the absence of the people summoned” and adding that “the presence or absence (of the people summoned) is not an obstacle to continuing the investigation.” Previously, Musk was summoned for a voluntary interview in Paris on Monday, April 20th as part of a French probe into his social m…
Musk snubs Paris prosecutors in Grok child sexual images investigation as US DOJ refuses to assist
Summary: Elon Musk failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors investigating Grok’s generation of an estimated 23,000 sexualised images of children and 3 million sexualised images overall over an 11-day period, as the US DOJ refused to assist the French probe. The case, which covers five suspected criminal offences including complicity in […] This story continues at The Next Web
Investigation: The French authorities are investigating, among other things, the sexual images that users can generate via Grok. Musk previously called the investigation…
Elon Musk skips interview for French investigation into X and Grok
Elon Musk, the multibillionaire who owns X, failed to appear for a voluntary interview in France on Monday as part of Paris authorities’ investigation into his social media platform and artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok. In February, French officials summoned Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino to cooperate with the investigation that the social media company has described as “politically motivated.” The investigation, launched in January …
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