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.