X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok
French offices of Elon Musk's X were raided amid investigations into unlawful data extraction and child pornography concerns, while the UK probes Grok over sexualized content.Summary
The Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit raided the French offices of Elon Musk's X as part of an investigation into suspected offenses including unlawful data extraction and complicity in child pornography. Both Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for hearings in April. This follows an investigation that began in January 2025, which was later widened to include Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, over concerns about content recommended by X's algorithm. X has previously labeled the French action as politically motivated.
Separately, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), in conjunction with Ofcom, announced a new probe into Grok concerning its potential to produce harmful sexualized image and video content, often using real women's images without consent. While Ofcom noted it lacked sufficient powers to investigate the creation of illegal images by the chatbot itself, the ICO is focusing on the processing of personal data related to Grok. The ICO executive director stated the reports raise "deeply troubling questions" about data usage and safeguards.
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, criticized French authorities, calling France "not a free country" after he was previously detained there over moderation issues.
(Source：Bbc)