Paris Prosecutors Raid X Office, Summon Elon Musk For Questioning
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The raid is linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.
PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French police raided the offices of Elon Musk’s social media network X on Tuesday, and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
The raid is linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.
However, in a statement the Paris Prosecutor’s office said it was widening that investigation following complaints over the functioning of X’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
The probe will now also investigate alleged complicity in the detention and diffusion of images of a child-pornographic nature and the violation of a person’s image rights with sexually explicit deepfakes, among other potential crimes.
Musk, and former CEO Linda Yaccarino, are summoned to a hearing on April 20. Other X staff are also summoned as witnesses.
