"Elon Musk faces criminal probe in France as prosecutors escalate X's AI Investigation" 8 May 2026

French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his social platform X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform's artificial intelligence system, Grok. The Paris public prosecutor's office said on Thursday it was escalating its investigation into a criminal probe...

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Musk and Linda Yaccarino — the former CEO of X — were summoned for “voluntary interviews" to discuss the allegations on April 20. They did not show up, but French authorities said this would not hinder the investigation...