Durov Slams France as “Not Free” After Police Raid X’s Paris Office
French police raided X's Paris office amid investigations into child abuse imagery and Holocaust denial, prompting Pavel Durov to label France as "not free."Summary
French prosecutors raided X's Paris headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse imagery, AI-generated deepfakes by Grok, and Holocaust denial on the platform. The probe, which began in January 2025, expanded after Musk's Grok chatbot produced sexually explicit deepfakes and Holocaust denial content, leading to charges including complicity in spreading child abuse imagery and denial of crimes against humanity.
X condemned the raid as politically motivated censorship. In response, Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who faces similar charges in France, defended X and criticized French authorities, stating, "France is the only country in the world that is criminally persecuting all social networks that give people some degree of freedom (Telegram, X, TikTok…). Don't be mistaken: this is not a free country."
Regulatory pressure is mounting globally; the EU has already fined X for digital violations, and the UK is investigating X and xAI's data handling for Grok. This legal scrutiny coincides with SpaceX acquiring xAI, potentially consolidating oversight of Grok, X, and Starlink.
(Source：BeInCrypto)