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Paris probes X, Musk, Yaccarino for illegal data, child porn

5/8/2026

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Paris prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into X and requested investigation of Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, and three X firms.
The probe alleges algorithm misuse, illegal data collection, breach of electronic correspondence secrecy, and extraction.
Prosecutors also claim X distributed child pornography and created deepfakes with the Grok AI chatbot.
Elon Musk denied the accusations, calling the French inquiry politically motivated.
French officials said X must obey national law.

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Story summary

Paris prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into X and requested investigation of Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, and three X firms.
The probe alleges algorithm misuse, illegal data collection, breach of electronic correspondence secrecy, and extraction.
Prosecutors also claim X distributed child pornography and created deepfakes with the Grok AI chatbot.
Elon Musk denied the accusations, calling the French inquiry politically motivated.
French officials said X must obey national law.