Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X

BBC News - WorldEN 2 min read 100% complete February 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM

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Paris prosecutors, assisted by Europol, raided X's French offices as part of an investigation into the platform's content recommendation algorithm and its AI chatbot, Grok. The investigation, which began in January 2025 and expanded in July 2025, focuses on potential illegal activities, including complicity in distributing child pornography, infringement of image rights via sexual deepfakes, and fraudulent data extraction. Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for hearings in April. Prosecutors are investigating whether X broke the law across multiple areas. The investigation follows scrutiny over sexually explicit images generated using Grok, often without consent. The prosecutor's office announced it would cease using X and communicate via LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Instagram 30% LinkedIn 30% BBC 30% Europol 50% Grok ×260% Linda Yaccarino 60% France ×270% Paris ×280% Elon Musk ×390% X ×10100%

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x (formerly twitter) 100% investigation 90% ai chatbot grok 80% deepfakes 70% algorithm 70% elon musk 70% sexualized images 60% cyber-crime 60% child pornography 50% data extraction 40%

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