Condemnation of Elon Musk's AI chatbot reached 'tipping point' after French raid, Australia's eSafety chief says
Australia's eSafety commissioner has welcomed the global regulatory focus on Elon Musk's X after this week's raid in France. Australia's eSafety commissioner has welcomed the global regulatory focus on Elon Musk's X after this week's raid in France. The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, says global regulatory focus on Elon Musk's X has reached a "tipping point" after a raid of the company's offices in France this week. The raid on Tuesday was part of an investigation that included alleged offences of complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images, violation of image rights through sexualised deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity. A number of other countries - including the UK and Australia - and the EU have launched investigations in the past few weeks into X after its AI chatbot, Grok, was used to mass-produce sexualised images of women and children in response to user requests.
Feb-4-2026, 14:00:47 GMT
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