Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes

French Police Raid X’s Offices in Investigation of Grok’s Deepfake Porn Problem

A recent study estimated that Elon Musk’s platform created 23,000 pornographic images of children in 11 days last month.

French X Offices Raided as Authorities Investigate Explicit Deepfakes

French authorities have raided the Paris offices of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, as part of a widening investigation into allegations that include the spread of child sexual abuse material and sexually explicit deepfake images, marking a significant escalation in European scrutiny of the company and its artificial intelligence products.

From France to India: How Elon Musk’s X is in trouble for undressing images and more

The raids by authorities at X offices in France are the latest legal battle that Elon Musk-owned X is facing. Several countries are probing or considering action against the platform for various reasons, including its controversial AI chatbot, Grok

Prosecutors raid X offices in Paris as part of investigation into deepfakes

Paris: French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday, February 3, as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. X and Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI also face intensifying scrutiny from Britain’s data privacy regulator, which opened formal investigations into how …

'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…