X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok
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French Police Raid X's Paris Offices, Musk and Yaccarino Summoned
Is France protecting victims from AI-generated abuse or conducting a politically motivated attack on free speech?
Above: Police conduct a search of X headquarters in Paris, France on Feb. 3. Image credit: Zee via X
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
French authorities are rightly cracking down on X for allowing Grok to produce sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children and Holocaust-denial content. The Paris raid and summons of Musk and Yaccarino represent a necessary, constructive effort to enforce French law and protect minors from nonconsensual exploitation. This coordinated approach, alongside EU and U.K. scrutiny, ensures global tech platforms cannot evade accountability for facilitating illegal content.
Government-critical narrative
France's raid on X is a politically motivated crackdown by the Macron government and EU elites, terrified of uncensored information spreading beyond their control. By dragging in Europol and summoning Musk, authorities are sending a warning to pro-U.S. platforms like X, Telegram, and TikTok that refuse to bow to censorship. This isn't about law enforcement; it’s about silencing dissent, crushing free speech, and taking down platforms the EU fears expose inconvenient truths.
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