France authorities raids Elon Musk’s X offices
Summary
French cybercrime police raided Elon Musk's X offices over an investigation into its recommendation algorithm and AI chatbot Grok related to harmful content.
Key Points
- French cybercrime police and Europol raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X as part of an investigation.
- The probe focuses on alleged circulation of sexually explicit deepfakes, Holocaust denial content, and potential child abuse material.
- Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for hearings in April 2025.
- European and UK regulators are also examining AI-generated content on X, which denies wrongdoing and calls the probe politically motivated.
