Elon Musk snubs Paris summons over X and Grok probe
Elon Musk has failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors over an investigation into his social media platform X and its AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors confirmed on Monday that the first people they summoned did not show up, without naming Musk directly. They stressed that the absence of those invited for questioning would not stop the investigation from moving forward. French authorities opened the probe in January 2025 over allegations that X’s algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. The investigation was later expanded to cover the spread of Holocaust denial and sexual deepfakes generated by Grok. In February, investigators searched X’s Paris offices as part of the case, a move the company condemned as politicised and an abusive judicial act. Musk and then X chief executive Linda Yaccarino were both summoned for voluntary questioning as […]