"French judicial officials have appointed an investigating magistrate to probe US tech billionaire Elon Musk over possible abuses on his social media network X, sources close to the case said on Thursday."
"Authorities in France launched an investigation in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics, later expanding the probe to include allegations of Holocaust denial and distribution of sexual deepfakes."
"The magistrate will also rule on possible complicity in the distribution of images of child sexual abuse. Last month, Musk refused to attend a voluntary interview with prosecutors in Paris about X and its AI chatbot Grok."
"The Paris public prosecutor has already opened investigations into the activities of the messaging service Telegram, the live-streaming platform Kick, and the video app TikTok. The world's richest man is also currently embroiled in a courtroom battle in the United States with OpenAI boss Sam Altman over the future of the ChatGPT maker."
French judicial officials appointed an investigating magistrate to investigate Elon Musk over possible abuses on X. France began an investigation in January 2025 into allegations that X was used to interfere in French politics. The probe expanded to include allegations of Holocaust denial and the distribution of sexual deepfakes. The magistrate will also rule on possible complicity in the distribution of images of child sexual abuse. Musk previously refused to attend a voluntary interview with prosecutors in Paris about X and its AI chatbot Grok. Authorities said the refusal did not stop the investigation. Musk and X’s former CEO Linda Yaccarino are targeted as operators of the platform during the relevant events. Separate French investigations also cover Telegram, Kick, and TikTok.
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