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00:02French cybercrime authorities escalated an investigation into Elon Musk
00:07and X into a criminal probe, according to CNBC.
00:10French authorities issued a summons to Musk and former ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino for April 20th,
00:17but both declined to appear for questioning.
00:20The investigation began after a French lawmaker requested a probe in early 2025
00:25over allegations that X manipulated algorithms to influence French politics.
00:30Authorities are also investigating claims that Musk and X knowingly allowed users of the AI chatbot Grok
00:37to create and spread Holocaust denial content and non-consensual sexually explicit deepfake images on X.
00:44French authorities raided X's Paris office in February.
00:48Musk later called the investigation a political attack.
00:52The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly told French authorities in April
00:56it would not assist the investigation.
00:59Representatives for Musk and SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment,
01:03while the Justice Department and Paris Prosecutor's Office were unavailable for comment.
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