Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 1 min read 100% complete by Josh Taylor Technology reporterFebruary 4, 2026 at 03:00 PM

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Global regulatory scrutiny of Elon Musk's social media platform X is intensifying, according to Australia's eSafety commissioner. This increased focus follows a raid on X's offices in France on Tuesday, conducted as part of an investigation into alleged offenses including complicity in the possession and distribution of child abuse images, violation of image rights through sexualized deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity. Several countries, including Australia, are already investigating X over Grok-produced sexualized deepfakes. The eSafety commissioner believes this recent raid represents a "tipping point" in the condemnation of X and its AI chatbot.

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Grok 50% France 60% Australia 70% Julie Inman Grant 70% X ×280% Elon Musk 90%

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france raid 90% x 80% sexualised deepfakes 80% ai chatbot 70% child abuse images 70% elon musk 60% investigation 60% regulatory focus 60% grok 50% esafety 50%

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