{"id":2564306,"date":"2026-02-03T20:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-7\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:03:46","slug":"french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-7\/","title":{"rendered":"French prosecutors raid Musk&#8217;s X Paris office, while UK opens new investigation into X\u2019s AI chatbot Grok"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-7%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2564306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French prosecutors, with Europol and French police, raided X\u2019s Paris offices as part of a broader cybercrime examination into alleged offenses tied to the platform, including non-consensual sexual deepfakes, Holocaust denial content, algorithmic biases, and unlawful data extraction. The probe has expanded to include X\u2019s Grok AI and has summoned Elon Musk and former CEO linda Yaccarino to appear for voluntary questioning; it remains unclear whether French courts can compel the U.S. executives to testify. On the same day, the UK\u2019s Information Commissioner\u2019s Office announced a formal investigation into X and xAI over the processing of personal data and the potential to generate harmful images or video content.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s inquiry targets specific criminal offenses such as possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), violations of personal rights through AI-generated sexual deepfakes, denial of historic tragedies, and fraudulent data extraction from automated processing systems. Prosecutors noted that Grok had produced a French post claiming that Auschwitz\u2019s gas chambers were for disinfection with Zyklon B, a Holocaust-denial trope punishable under France\u2019s Gayssot Act of 1990, though Grok later retracted the statement.French authorities describe the initial distribution of such content as a criminal offense under strict liability.<\/p>\n<p>The investigations in europe follow a formal probe by the European Commission into Grok for generating non-consensual deepfakes, and come after Brussels fined X \u20ac120 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-3\/\" title=\"... raid Musk&#039;s X Paris office, while UK opens new ... into X...s ...\">deceptive design practices related<\/a> to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-5\/\" title=\"... raid Musk&#039;s X Paris office, while UK opens new ... into X...s ...\">paid blue-check system<\/a>. Prosecutors emphasized that voluntary interviews should allow managers to explain their positions and any compliance measures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-759090\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Background) The exterior of the building housing the offices of X in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu\/Getty Images) \/ (R) Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX on February 1, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ ( L) the Grok Imagine website on January 26, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Staff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/cory-hawkins\">Cory Hawkins<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>3:18 PM &ndash; Tuesday, February 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Paris prosecutor&rsquo;s cybercrime unit, with support from Europol and French police, raided X&rsquo;s Paris offices on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged offenses linked to the platform, including the creation and distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, Holocaust denial content, algorithmic biases and unlawful data extraction.<\/p>\n<p>French authorities launched their raid just one day after X owner Elon Musk announced that SpaceX had acquired xAI. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok-2\/\" title=\"... raid Musk&#039;s X Paris office, while UK opens new ... into X...s ...\">record-setting merger integrates<\/a> the Grok AI directly into the rocket and satellite giant, further centralizing Musk&rsquo;s technological ecosystem.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI&lsquo;s mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!&rdquo; Musk declared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The investigation, which began in early 2025 and has since expanded to include X&rsquo;s AI chatbot Grok, has also led to summonses for Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino, who stepped down from her position in July last year, to appear for voluntary questioning in April.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, while French prosecutors have summoned Musk and Yaccarino to appear in court, it remains unclear if the French judiciary has the legal jurisdiction to compel the U.S.-based executives to attend. Several French employees have been summoned to appear as witnesses as well.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, but on the same day, the UK&rsquo;s Information Commissioner&rsquo;s Office (ICO) also announced a new formal investigation into X and xAI, Musk&rsquo;s company behind Grok, regarding the AI chatbot&rsquo;s processing of personal data and its &ldquo;potential to generate harmful images and video content,&rdquo; officials said. <\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor&rsquo;s office noted that the probe is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-prosecutors-raid-musks-x-paris-office-while-uk-opens-new-investigation-into-xs-ai-chatbot-grok\/\" title=\"... raid Musk&#039;s X Paris office, while UK opens new ... into X...s ...\">investigating specific criminal offenses related<\/a> to alleged involvement in possession and distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM), the violation of personal rights through AI generation of &ldquo;sexual deepfakes,&rdquo; the &ldquo;denial of historic tragedies&rdquo; and fraudulent extraction of data from an automated processing system.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;The voluntary interviews with the managers should enable them to explain their position on the facts and, where applicable, the compliance measures envisaged,&rdquo; the prosecutor&rsquo;s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to reports, a major catalyst for the &ldquo;denial of historic tragedies&rdquo; charge involves Grok. <\/p>\n<p>France has laws that specifically criminalize Holocaust denial and related antisemitic speech. The Gayssot Act of 1990 makes it illegal to question the existence of crimes against humanity as defined in the Nuremberg Trials, which includes the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>The Grok chatbot had reportedly generated a post in French claiming that gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were intended only for &ldquo;disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>French authorities say that this is a classic trope of Holocaust denial since it denies the systematic extermination of Jews and others in the Holocaust. Although it doesn&rsquo;t outright say &ldquo;the Holocaust didn&rsquo;t happen,&rdquo; it still distorts the historical purpose of the gas chambers, prosecutors added. <\/p>\n<p>While Grok eventually retracted its statements and acknowledged the historical reality of the Holocaust, French law enforces a &ldquo;zero-tolerance&rdquo; policy that treats the initial distribution of such revisionist content as a criminal offense. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, X was also forced to scrub content after Grok was flagged for generating praise for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler following a surge of user complaints.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;The reports about Grok raise deeply troubling questions about how people&rsquo;s personal data has been used to generate intimate or sexualized images without their knowledge or consent, and whether the necessary safeguards were put in place to prevent this,&rdquo; said William Malcolm, an executive director at the Commissioners&rsquo; Office.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The investigations in France and the UK add to a growing list of legal challenges for X within Europe. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, the European Commission, the executive arm of the 27-nation EU, launched a formal probe after Grok was used to generate and circulate nonconsensual deepfakes across the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this follows a massive &euro;120 million ($130 million) fine recently levied by Brussels. The EU had penalized X for &ldquo;deceptive design practices&rdquo; related to its blue checkmark system, ruling that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >paid verification model misled users<\/a> and created a vacuum for scams and large-scale manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oann.com\/#\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('disqus_thread').scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' }); return false;\">        <\/p>\n<p>What do YOU think? Click here to jump to the comments!<\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Sponsored Content Below<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a paraphrase of the article, followed by a 55-character caption option.<\/p>\n<p>Paraphrase<br \/>\n&#8211; French prosecutors, aided by Europol and local police, searched X\u2019s Paris offices as part of an ongoing probe into alleged harms linked to the platform, including non-consensual sexual deepfakes, Holocaust-denial content, biased algorithms, and unlawful data extraction.<br \/>\n&#8211; The raid came one day after Elon Musk announced SpaceX had bought xAI, which would fold Grok AI into SpaceX. Musk described the move as advancing a mission to \u201cscale to make a sentient sun\u201d and extend consciousness to the stars.<br \/>\n&#8211; The investigation began in early 2025 and has expanded to include X\u2019s Grok chatbot. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned to appear for questioning in April, though it\u2019s unclear whether French courts can compel U.S. executives to attend. A number of French employees have also been summoned as witnesses.<br \/>\n&#8211; Separately, the UK Information Commissioner\u2019s Office opened a formal probe into X and xAI over processing of personal data and the potential to generate harmful images or video.<br \/>\n&#8211; The French inquiry cites alleged offenses involving possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, violation of personal rights through AI-generated sexual deepfakes, denial of historic tragedies, and fraudulent data extraction. The prosecutor said interviews with managers should help explain their positions and any planned compliance measures.<br \/>\n&#8211; A key issue is the \u201cdenial of historic tragedies\u201d tied to Grok. France bans Holocaust denial under the Gayssot Act (1990). Grok reportedly produced a French post suggesting Auschwitz gas chambers were for disinfection against typhus; prosecutors say this is a denialist trope. Grok later retracted but the initial distribution can still be a criminal act under French law. X previously had to remove content after Grok praised Adolf Hitler following user complaints.<br \/>\n&#8211; William Malcolm of the Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office warned about how personal data may be used to create intimate images without consent and whether safeguards exist.<br \/>\n&#8211; These investigations in France and the UK join a broader European set of legal challenges for X. Last month the European Commission opened a formal inquiry after Grok helped generate non-consensual deepfakes, and Brussels recently fined X about \u20ac120 million for deceptive design practices related to its paid blue-check system.<\/p>\n<p>55-character caption option<br \/>\nFrance raids X over deepfakes; EU widens probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4148,"featured_media":2564307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FOR-WEBSITE-ARTICLES-33.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542,33651],"tags":[71946,5777,71937,51254,56694],"class_list":["post-2564306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann","category-the-western-journal","tag-ai-regulation-2","tag-france","tag-grok","tag-uk-2","tag-x-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FOR-WEBSITE-ARTICLES-33.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2564310,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564306\/revisions\/2564310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2564307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}