French prosecutors suspect Musk stoked sexualised deepfakes row to boost X value
French prosecutors say they alerted US authorities after suspecting Elon Musk encouraged a row over sexualised deepfakes on X to artificially raise the platform’s value.
French prosecutors said Saturday they had alerted US authorities to a suspicion that Elon Musk had encouraged the controversy over sexualised deepfakes on X to "artificially" increase the value of his company. The notification to US authorities is part of the prosecutors' ongoing inquiry into the matter.