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French Prosecutors Raid X’s Paris Office, Seek Musk’s Voluntary Interview in April

Officials say the action stems from a 2025 probe covering alleged algorithmic bias plus Grok’s use in sexualized deepfakes.

Overview

  • Paris prosecutors searched X’s France office on February 3 as part of an ongoing criminal inquiry announced publicly the same day.
  • Investigators are scrutinizing claims that biased algorithms distorted the platform’s data‑processing operations.
  • The probe also examines reports that X’s Grok AI was used to generate sexualized deepfakes without consent, with developing suspicions including conspiracy to disseminate child sexual imagery and image‑rights violations.
  • Elon Musk received a voluntary summons to appear for questioning in Paris in April, with some outlets reporting April 20 as the requested date.
  • X rejected the operation as political and denied wrongdoing, while media reports say Europol is involved in the investigation.