French prosecutors summoned tech billionaire Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino to Paris on April 20, 2026, for voluntary interviews regarding allegations of misconduct on the social media platform X. The cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office is currently investigating the spread of child sexual abuse material and explicit deepfakes generated by the platform’s AI system, Grok. Investigators suspect that controversy surrounding these deepfakes may have been intentionally orchestrated to artificially boost the market value of Musk-owned companies before a market listing. The summons follows a February raid on X’s French premises, though U.S. justice officials have reportedly refused to assist French authorities with the ongoing probe.
Date: April 20, 2026. Source: AP News