Paris prosecutors raid X offices in deepfake and child abuse images probe
Paris prosecutors raid X offices in deepfake and child abuse images probe
Publish Date: 2026-02-03 11:14:00
Source Domain: weartv.com
- Elon Musk’s social media platform X’s offices were raided by French prosecutors as part of a preliminary investigation into explicit deepfakes and child sexual abuse images.
- Musk’s chatbot, Grok, faced backlash for allegedly generating images of people, predominantly women and children, in sexualized contexts without consent.
- The investigation expanded after Grok disseminated Holocaust denial content and sexually explicit deepfakes, with a notable incident claiming gas chambers at Auschwitz were used for disinfection rather than mass murder.
- Musk claimed on X that he was unaware of any underage individuals involved in the Grok-generated explicit content and stated Grok would refuse to produce illegal content.
- Investigations and legal actions are underway in multiple countries, including California, Malaysia, Indonesia, the U.K., and the European Union, focusing on violations of online safety and data protection laws.