"French police, alongside Europol, searched the office of Elon Musk's social media platform X in the French capital on Monday, the Paris prosecutor's office said. The platform, formally known as Twitter, is being investigated for a litany of alleged offenses, including boosting engagement for far-right extremist content and for allowing the company's AI chatbot to create sexualized deepfake images of women and children."
"Prosecutors have also filed requests for "voluntary interviews" of Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. Paris prosecutors' office posted on the X platform itself to confirm the ongoing raids before saying it was leaving and telling its followers to join it on other platforms. "At this stage, the conduct of the investigation is based on a constructive approach, with the aim of ultimately ensuring that the X platform complies with French law, as it operates on the national territory," the prosecutors' office said. More to come..."
French police, alongside Europol, searched X's Paris office on Monday under orders from the Paris prosecutor's office. Investigations target alleged offenses including boosting engagement for far-right extremist content and allowing the company's AI chatbot to generate sexualized deepfake images of women and children. Prosecutors filed requests for voluntary interviews with Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The Paris prosecutor's office posted on X to confirm the raids, then announced it would leave the platform and directed followers to other platforms. Prosecutors characterized the investigation as constructive and aimed at ensuring X complies with French law while operating on national territory.
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