French prosecutors have raided the offices of social media platform X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.

"The reports about Grok raise deeply troubling questions," said William Malcolm of the Information Commissioner's Office.

One day, 10 years ago, tech boss Elon Musk asked convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when he planned to host his 'wildest party' yet. By mid-August 2019, though, Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail cell while awaiting trial for a series of child sex crimes, having previously served time for soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Spain’s plan to restrict children’s access to social media has triggered a sharp public clash between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and tech billionaire Elon Musk, as European governments harden their stance against online harms facing minors.