By Diana Chandler - Posted at Baptist Press:
Published February 4, 2026
PARIS (BP) – France and the United Kingdom are the latest countries to announce advances investigating social platform X for possible offenses including the proliferation of Grok-generated deepfake sexual exploitation images.The cyber-crime unit in the office of Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau raided X Chairman Elon Musk’s French offices Feb. 3, summoning both Musk and X chief executive Linda Yaccarino for hearings in April, the Associated Press reported.
In the UK, Information Commissioner John Edwards announced investigations of X and X.AI LLC, “covering their processing of personal data in relation to the Grok artificial intelligence system and its potential to produce harmful sexualized image and video content.
The investigation joins two already underway by the multistate European Commission including representation from France, as well as recent investigations by the U.S., Denmark and others that have led to the arrests of dozens of individuals globally.
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), which includes in its 2026 policy priorities anti-pornography advocacy and upholding human dignity, applauded the international measures that also affect U.S. users.