Euronews • April 20, 2026 10:56

Will Elon Musk appear before the French courts?

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The billionaire is being summoned on Monday by the Paris public prosecutor's office as part of an investigation into his social network X and its AI tool Grok, which are suspected of algorithmic manipulation to interfere in the French political debate.

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