Overview
- The Paris prosecutor on Thursday opened a formal criminal case and handed it to investigative judges, naming X, Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
- An examining judge will probe suspected aiding of the spread of child sexual images, including AI deepfakes linked to X’s Grok chatbot.
- Investigators are also looking at claims that X changed its algorithm to boost far‑right posts and allowed Holocaust denial to circulate.
- Musk and Yaccarino skipped an April 20 voluntary hearing, and judges can issue warrants if they ignore renewed summonses.
- X denies wrongdoing and says enforcement threatens free speech, as France and the EU pursue parallel cases against major platforms such as Telegram, TikTok and Kick.