Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors amid ongoing X probe
Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.
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"indeed, this needs to stop"
— Elon Musk , Executive
"[Emmanuel] Macron’s France is losing legitimacy as it weaponises criminal investigations to suppress free speech and privacy."
— Pavel Durov , Executive
"This needs to stop."
— Elon Musk , Executive
Key People
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Laure Beccuau is a French prosecutor involved in investigating social media platform X.
Linda Yaccarino is the former CEO of X, focusing on advertising and media.
Pavel Durov is the founder of the messaging platform Telegram.
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Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.
Elon Musk has been summoned by French authorities for a voluntary interview in Paris as part of an investigation into X and its AI system, Grok, concerning the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.
Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.
Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.
French prosecutors have summoned tech billionaire Elon Musk for questioning in a widening criminal investigation into his social media platform X, focusing on the spread of sexualised AI-generated deepfakes and other alleged violations.
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