Elon Musk summoned to Paris over X child abuse and deepfake allegations

NewsWorldEuropeElon Musk summoned to Paris over X child abuse and deepfake allegationsThe investigation is looking into alleged ‘complicity’ in possessing and spreading pornographic images of minorsSamuel Petrequin Monday 20 April 2026 07:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2960801To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-grok-x-france-b2960831.html","title":"Elon Musk summoned to Paris over X child abuse and deepfake allegations"}}CloseHow AI tools like Grok have made deepfakes more dangerousOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into child sex abuse material and deepfakes on his...