French police have raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X as prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to answer questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform.
The raid is linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.
However, in a statement, the Paris prosecutor's office said it was widening that investigation following complaints over the functioning of X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
The probe will now also investigate alleged complicity in the detention and diffusion of images of children of a pornographic nature and the violation of a person's image rights with sexually explicit deepfakes, among other potential crimes.
Mr Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino are summoned for a hearing on April 20.
Other X staff are also summoned as witnesses.
There was no immediate comment from X.
In July, Mr Musk denied the initial accusations and said French prosecutors were launching a "politically-motivated criminal investigation".
"At this stage, the conduct of this investigation is part of a constructive approach, with the aim of ultimately ensuring that the X platform complies with French laws, insofar as it operates on national territory," the prosecutor's office said.
Source : BBC
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