France 24 • April 20, 2026 13:24

Why is French cybercrime unit investigating Elon Musk's X?

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Elon Musk's summons for questioning by prosecutors in Paris is linked to a widened investigation into alleged offences linked to X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction. The probe is being led by the cybercrime division of the Paris prosecutor’s office. FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza tells us more.

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