Why are French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's X


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  • Tuesday, 03 Feb 2026

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and xAI logo are seen in this illustration created on February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

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PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - ‌French prosecutors said on Tuesday they were widening an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X ‍and that they have summoned ‍the tech billionaire ‌for questioning in April.

A probe into alleged abuse ‍of ​algorithms and fraudulent data extraction was launched in January 2025. That ⁠has now been expanded following complaints over ‌X's AI chatbot Grok, they said.

Here are the potential ⁠crimes ‍the Paris prosecutor says it is now investigating:

(Reporting by Dominique Patton; editing by Richard Lough)

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