France Summons Elon Musk Over Deepfake and Child Safety Concerns on X

Elon Musk has been summoned by French prosecutors amid serious allegations concerning the spread of deepfake content and child abuse imagery on the social media platform X. The summons, issued in Paris, marks a significant escalation in regulatory scrutiny of the platform’s content moderation practices. French investigators are examining whether X has complied with national and European laws governing online safety, particularly in relation to the detection and removal of harmful and illegal content. Authorities are also probing how effectively the platform has addressed the misuse of artificial intelligence tools to create and distribute deepfakes.

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