French authorities have launched a high-profile crackdown on Elon Musk’s X, raiding the company’s Paris offices on February 3 as part of a criminal investigation into Grok, the platform’s generative AI chatbot.

French prosecutors raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for questioning on 20 April 2026 over claims that the platform’s algorithms and its AI chatbot Grok spread illegal and harmful content. A French politician has publicly warned Musk not to travel to France, saying he could be detained, and compared the case to the earlier arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov.

French police raided X’s Paris office and summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning over a criminal investigation into the platform and its AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors are examining claims that X and Grok helped spread illegal content, including child abuse images and sexual deepfakes, and may have unlawfully handled data.

X has restricted Grok from editing or creating sexualised images of real people after global backlash and regulatory action over misuse of the chatbot. Several countries have launched investigations or blocked the service, pushing the company to tighten safety controls and limit image tools to paying users.

Spain’s government has approved draft laws making it illegal to use AI to create or reuse people’s images or voices for commercial purposes without consent, with stronger protections for children and a minimum age of 16 to give consent. Exceptions are allowed for creative, satirical, or public figure content clearly marked as AI-generated.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been accused of creating sexualised deepfake images without consent, including images involving minors, after users exploited its image editing feature on X. Governments in several countries have launched investigations and warned of legal action, raising pressure on X and xAI to tighten safety controls and stop illegal content from spreading.

Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, has been praised by Vitalik Buterin for giving unpredictable responses that challenge users’ political biases and promote more truthful interactions.

Elon Musk denied reports that xAI raised an extra $15 billion, after claims surfaced suggesting the company had secured new funding. The rumour spread through media outlets, but Musk said it was false and gave no further details.

Elon Musk's Grokipedia has just gone online, an AI-driven rival of Wikipedia that Musk promises to tell "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." Musk also revealed that this new platform will be fully open source, so anyone can use it for anything at no cost,

After months of speculation, Elon Musk has officially announced his latest creation — “Grokipedia,” an AI-powered alternative to Wikipedia. Designed to challenge what Musk calls “falsehoods and half-truths” online, the new platform aims to redefine how truth is verified on the internet.