Elon Musk has been summoned to face a voluntary interview in Paris on Monday, April 20, in a criminal investigation into whether his X platform distributed child sexual abuse material. It remains unclear if he will appear. The US Justice Department earlier told French prosecutors on Friday, April 18, that it will not assist the investigation. 

French authorities are investigating suspected complicity in possessing child sexual abuse material, denial of crimes against humanity, and automated system manipulation. This is a criminal probe, not a civil enforcement action, coming just six weeks before Musk takes SpaceX public in the largest offering in history. 

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How Grok Generated 23,000 Images of Children

X's Grok chatbot created three million sexualised images over 11 days in January, including 23,000 that appeared to show children, according to the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. Users claimed to have typed simple prompts such as "remove her clothes," and Grok complied. France opened the investigation in January 2025 after a lawmaker and a senior official reported that X's algorithm appeared to be designed to interfere in French politics. Prosecutors expanded the probe after discovering the Grok images.

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