{"id":381938,"date":"2026-05-08T00:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/french-prosecutors-escalate-probe-of-elon-musk-and-x-to-criminal-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T00:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:02:08","slug":"french-prosecutors-escalate-probe-of-elon-musk-and-x-to-criminal-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/french-prosecutors-escalate-probe-of-elon-musk-and-x-to-criminal-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French cybercrime authorities have escalated an investigation of Elon Musk and his social network X to a criminal probe, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Thursday. <\/p>\n

Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were issued summons by French authorities for April 20. Both of them declined to appear and answer questions, according to the prosecutor’s office.<\/p>\n

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In February, Musk called the probe a “political attack,” after French authorities raided the Paris office of X.<\/p>\n

The probe, requested by French Member of Parliament \u00c9ric Bothorel in early 2025, <\/strong>has focused on complaints of algorithmic manipulation by X to influence and interfere in French politics, and allegations that Musk and X knowingly allowed users of the AI chatbot Grok to create and spread Holocaust denials and nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake images on X. <\/p>\n

Grok is developed by xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company that acquired X (which he already owned) and earlier this year merged with SpaceX, his reusable rocket company. A version of Grok is also integrated into electric vehicles made by Tesla