"The raid is part of an ongoing investigation launched in 2025 on allegations of "fraudulent extraction of data" of an automated data processing system "by an organized group." French prosecutors' cybercrime unit said the investigation has now been expanded to cover other alleged crimes, including: complicity in possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material; privacy violations; and Holocaust denial."
"The expansion of the investigation comes as X and its owner Elon Musk faces widespread criticism for allowing its Grok AI to be used to generate non-consensual imagery, including child abuse imagery, of other people on its platform. Musk, who bought X (previously Twitter) in 2022, and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino were summoned for questioning on April 20."
""The Public Prosecutor's Office's objective is ultimately to ensure platform X's compliance with French law, given that it operates within the national territory," the statement read."
French police and Europol searched X's Paris office as part of an investigation launched in 2025 into alleged fraudulent extraction of data from an automated processing system by an organized group. The cybercrime probe has been expanded to include complicity in possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, privacy violations, and Holocaust denial. The expansion coincides with criticism that X's Grok AI was used to generate non-consensual imagery, including child abuse images. Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were summoned for questioning on April 20, and unnamed staff were also summoned. The Paris prosecutor said the objective is to ensure X's compliance with French law. X and eMed did not respond to requests for comment.
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