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Elon Musk Does Not Appear at Hearing in French Prosecutors' X Probe
Prosecutors say the probe covers child sexual abuse material, deepfakes and algorithm manipulation, and 4 X staff are scheduled to testify this week.
- On Monday, Elon Musk failed to appear in Paris for a summons from prosecutors investigating his social media platform, X, regarding alleged misconduct including child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.
- The Paris prosecutor's office initiated the probe in January 2025, examining allegations that X's algorithms distorted content treatment, improperly extracted user data, and violated rights through sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok.
- Prosecutors suspect Grok's deepfakes were orchestrated to artificially boost company value ahead of a June 2026 stock listing. The U.S. Justice Department refused to assist, stating France's requests "constitute an effort to entangle the United States in a politically charged criminal proceeding."
- Paris prosecutors stated Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino's absence "does not hinder the continuation of the investigation," emphasizing the summons were "voluntary interviews" intended to allow executives to present compliance measures.
- The investigation reflects broader tensions between Washington and Europe over Big Tech regulation, echoing the 2024 arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov on charges his lawyer described as "absurd.
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US entrepreneur Musk did not appear at a planned hearing in France for child pornography in his online service X.
PARIS. Elon Musk dök aldrig upp till förhöret med åklagarmyndigheten i Paris, där han skulle svara på frågor om messänkta brott av platforms X. Miljardären avfärdar åklagaren som
Elon Musk ignores French summons to answer questions in probe into X
Elon Musk failed to appear at a Paris hearing on Monday as part of an investigation into his social media platform X. The probe centres on allegations that the platform and its AI chatbot Grok have been used to disseminate child sexual abuse material.
The tycoon was summoned for a statement in which he should not appear as an accused, but rather under "a free hearing", which also did not exclude the possibility that he would end up being arrested.
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