"French police have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X on Tuesday morning, escalating a criminal investigation into its Grok AI chatbot and its production of sexually explicit images involving minors. Prosecutors said the search was carried out by France's cybercrime unit in coordination with Europol as authorities examine whether Grok was used to generate and distribute illegal content ranging from sexually explicit deepfakes to Holocaust denial."
"At this stage, the conduct of this investigation is part of a constructive approach, with the aim of ultimately ensuring that the X platform complies with French law, insofar as it operates within the national territory, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement to Politico. The probe was opened last month following a surge in sexually explicit deepfakes created using Grok, including images involving children."
"The investigation also follows an earlier inquiry into Grok's antisemitic outputs last summer, with prosecutors now examining allegations that the tool aided the spread of child sexual abuse material and Holocaust-denial content. Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for what prosecutors described as voluntary interviews set for April 20. X has not yet issued a statement on the raid."
French police raided X’s Paris offices as part of a criminal investigation into the Grok AI chatbot and its role in producing sexually explicit images involving minors. Prosecutors say the cybercrime unit executed the search with Europol to determine whether Grok generated and spread illegal content, including sexually explicit deepfakes and Holocaust denial. The Paris Public Prosecutor framed the probe as constructive, aiming to ensure X complies with French law when operating domestically. The probe began after a surge in Grok-created sexually explicit deepfakes, some involving children, and follows an earlier inquiry into antisemitic outputs. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino are summoned for voluntary interviews on April 20. X has not issued a statement.
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