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Elon Musk mocks French prosecutors investigating X over deepfakes and child abuse images

Parisian prosecutors have initiated a judicial investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The probe focuses on alleged algorithmic abuse and fraudulent data usage, with potential charges including complicity in distributing child pornography and creating sexual deepfakes. This development follows Musk's failure to appear for a summons, leading to a request for formal investigations into Musk, X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp, xAI, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. AI

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IMPACT Potential regulatory actions against social media platforms could impact AI-driven content moderation and data usage policies.

RANK_REASON Judicial investigation opened by a public prosecutor against a major tech CEO and his company. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Elon Musk mocks French prosecutors investigating X over deepfakes and child abuse images

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Agence France-Presse ·

    Musk uses slurs to mock French prosecutors investigating X

    Elon Musk has launched a tirade against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network. France opened an inquiry in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics. The investig…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Reuters ·

    Paris public prosecutor opens judicial investigation into Elon Musk and X

    Paris’ public prosecutor has opened ⁠a judicial ⁠investigation into Elon ⁠Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The latest legal development puts investigating…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    DerStandard: Paris prosecutor's office launches investigation against Musk and X.. alleged misuse of algorithms and fraudulent data usage

    # DerStandard : " Pariser Staatsanwaltschaft leitet Ermittlungen gegen Musk und X ein .. mutmaßlichen Missbrauch v. Algorithmen und betrügerische Datennutzung " ".. gegen d. Firmen X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp u. xAI sowie gegen Musk selbst u. .. Linda Yaccarino ein förmliches Verf…