French prosecutors on Tuesday announced an enlargement of their probe into X, the social media platform controlled by Elon Musk, and said they have summoned the tech entrepreneur to appear for questioning in April.
The case originated in January 2025 as an inquiry into alleged abuse of algorithms and the fraudulent extraction of data from automated systems. Prosecutors said the scope of the investigation has been broadened after new complaints related to Grok, X's artificial intelligence chatbot.
In public statements, the Paris office outlined the specific potential offences it is now examining. Those alleged crimes, as listed by prosecutors, include:
- Complicity in the possession of images of minors of a pornographic nature
- Complicity in the organised distribution, offering, or making available of images of minors of a pornographic nature
- Defamation of a person’s image (deepfakes of sexual nature)
- Denial of crimes against humanity (Holocaust denial)
- Fraudulent extraction of data from an automated data processing system by an organised group
- Falsification of the operation of an automated data processing system by an organised group
- Operating of an illegal online platform by an organised group
Prosecutors did not provide additional detail on the timing of the complaints that prompted the expansion or on the evidence underlying the allegations. The announcement communicated the list of suspected offences and the scheduled summons for questioning, but offered no further public commentary on next steps or potential timelines for formal charges.
The office reiterated the formal nature of the inquiry and confirmed the procedural step of summoning the platform’s owner to be heard in April. Beyond the items the prosecutor listed, authorities have not made other claims public at this stage.
Context note: The information here reflects the assertions and procedural actions reported by the Paris prosecutor's office regarding the investigation into X and Grok. No additional facts, evidence, or outcomes have been announced by prosecutors in the statements cited.