French Police Raid X's Paris Office, UK Investigation Continues

2026-02-04

Paris prosecutors from the cybercrime unit, in collaboration with Europol and French police, conducted a raid on X's Paris office on Tuesday. This action is part of an ongoing investigation that was expanded in July to include Grok. As previously reported by Reuters, Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were also summoned for hearings in April.

The investigation, initially launched last year, is examining multiple allegations against X and Grok. These include charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute child sexual abuse material, denial of crimes against humanity (related to Holocaust denial content), and accusations against X concerning algorithmic manipulation and unlawful data extraction.

On Tuesday, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) also announced a separate formal investigation into X and xAI regarding Grok, citing concerns over "potentially harmful sexualized image and video content." This runs parallel to another ongoing investigation by Ofcom in the UK. Ofcom provided an update on Tuesday, stating it is not currently investigating xAI but is still "gathering and analyzing evidence to determine if X has broken the law."

All these investigations stem from the proliferation of non-consensual sexualized deepfake videos generated by xAI's Grok, which flooded the X platform. Although X claims to have restricted the feature, the issue has persisted for weeks.

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