
Musk's X Faces Global AI Backlash
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Elon Musk dodges French prosecutors summons over Xs compliance issues, while investigations continue. Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino are key figures in the probe, which started in January 2025. X accuses the investigation of being politically motivated, echoing Musks earlier claims. French officials alerted the U.S. Justice Department and SEC about potential deepfake-related stock manipulation. The U.S. rejected Frances assistance, accusing them of interfering in American business and free speech. X faces other challenges, including EU fines, Canadian privacy probes, and a lawsuit from Ashley St. Clair against xAI. The global situation highlights the growing concerns over AI misuse and the U.S.s support for Musks platforms.
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0:00Elon Musk dodged a summons from Paris prosecutors this week, skipping a meeting over allegations against his platform X for spreading child sexual. Abuse material and defake porn. The probe kicked off in January 2025, leading to a raid on X's French office in February, with Musk and XCEO Linda Yaccarino called in, as key figures from back then. Prosecutors wanted their take on fixing compliance issues under French law, but Musk's no-show didn't halt things, investigations roll on. Yaccarino led X from May 2023 to July 2025, and other staff are testifying this week as witnesses. X slammed it as a political hit job, echoing Musk's February post calling out the raid as theater. French officials even tipped off the U.S. Justice Department and SEC in March, hinting deepfakes from Musk's Grock AI might have pumped up X and X AI. Stock ahead of a big merger listing. The U.S. pushback hard, telling France no help, accusing them of meddling in American
1:02business and free speech. Meanwhile, X faces heat elsewhere, e. you find them 120 million euros, Canada's probing privacy breaches, and Ashley St. Claire sued X AI over non-consensual deepfakes of her. This global tug of war shows platforms like X under fire for AI gone wild, but with U.S. backing, Musk's crew digs in watch for more moves as probes. Heat up across borders. That's her update from Canada News Today, powered by AI.
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