X (formerly Twitter) Offices Raided in France Over Child Abuse Image Allegations

French Investigation into X

• 🇫🇷 French prosecutors have initiated a probe into Elon Musk's social media platform, X, following reports of alleged offenses.
• 🔍 The investigation, which began in January 2025, initially focused on algorithm abuse and fraudulent data extraction.
• ⚠️ The scope has since expanded to include complaints regarding X's chatbot, Grok, specifically concerning the possession and spreading of pornographic images of minors.

Legal Actions and Summons

• 🏛️ X's offices in Paris were searched as part of the investigation.
• 👤 Elon Musk and the former chief executive of X have been summoned to a voluntary hearing in Paris on April 20th.
• 🇪🇺 The European Union is also probing Grok for generating sexualized deepfake images of minors.

International Scrutiny and Reactions

• 🇬🇧 The UK's privacy watchdog has also launched an investigation into Grok.
• ⚖️ The raid could strain relations between the US and Europe, with US officials concerned about the enforcement of tech rules potentially curbing free speech.
• 💬 Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, commented on the situation, alleging that France is uniquely prosecuting all social networks criminally.