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French police raided the #Paris offices of #ElonMusk’s #X Tuesday & summoned the #tech #billionaire for questioning as part of a widening probe into the #socialmedia company & its #AI chatbot #Grok.

The search was linked to an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday, adding that its #cybercrime unit conducted the #raid with help from #Europol.

#law #regulation #Musk #xAI #content #moderation #safety #abuse
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/business/x-paris-prosecutor-raid-intl

CNN

Musk’s social media platform X raided by Paris prosecutor | CNN Business

A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

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The search was linked to an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday, adding that its #cybercrime unit conducted the #raid with help from #Europol.

#law #regulation #Musk #xAI #content #moderation #safety #abuse
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/business/x-paris-prosecutor-raid-intl

CNN

Musk’s social media platform X raided by Paris prosecutor | CNN Business

A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

A 2013 email exchange between the British #billionaire #RichardBranson & #JeffreyEpstein suggests that the 2 had a warm, familiar relationship, built at least in part around their interest in women.

In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Branson, founder of the #VirginGroup, wrote to #Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”

#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #law #criminal #rape #pedohilia #SexTrafficking

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

A 2013 email exchange between the British #billionaire #RichardBranson & #JeffreyEpstein suggests that the 2 had a warm, familiar relationship, built at least in part around their interest in women.

#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #law #criminal #rape #pedohilia #SexTrafficking

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

#Epstein & #RichardBranson were known to have a relationship: On a credenza at his Upper East Side townhouse, Epstein displayed a framed photo of himself with Branson, alongside photos with other notable figures, including #Trump, #ElonMusk & #BillClinton, as well as a framed dollar bill signed by #BillGates, the #billionaire founder of Microsoft.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #felon47 #RapistInChief #CoverUp

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

Nikolic responded that he’d “better be nice” to the woman because “Jeffrey goes crazy when someone mistreats his girls/friends.” #KimbalMusk replied that he had received the message “wide & clear,” punctuating his message with a winking smiley face.

#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #Musk #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

A 2013 email exchange between the British #billionaire #RichardBranson & #JeffreyEpstein suggests that the 2 had a warm, familiar relationship, built at least in part around their interest in women.

#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #law #criminal #rape #pedohilia #SexTrafficking

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

The records also show #Musk, the #billionaire Tesla founder, reached out to #Epstein on at least 2 occasions to plan visits to the Caribbean island where many of the allegations of #SexualAbuse occurred.

In a 2012 exchange, Epstein asked how many people Musk would like flown by helicopter to the island he owned.

“Probably just Talulah & me,” Musk responded, referencing his then-partner, actress Talulah Riley. “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”

#EpsteinFiles #law #Trump

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ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · last month

The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases.

Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction.

Then Donald Trump won a second term.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #DOJ #Law #Tax #Crime #Fraud #Billionaire #Crypto #Bitcoin

ProPublica

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justice Department appointees.

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · last month

The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases.

Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction.

Then Donald Trump won a second term.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #DOJ #Law #Tax #Crime #Fraud #Billionaire #Crypto #Bitcoin

ProPublica

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

Martin Nutty

@mnutty@mastodon.ie · last month

1) The big question for any #Irish or #EU political party is why any of them are still on #X ?

Why would any political party opposed to #billionaire capture of #SocialMedia platforms post anywhere other than a decentralized platform?

The toxic #SiliconValley stack can be escaped. #Mastodon is an obvious exit ramp, based in #Europe. Why aren’t all elected officials there?

The #NewsMedia will follow

@Ciarancuffe #Mastodaoine #IrishPolitics #EUPolitics

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41771657.html

Irish Examiner

As concerns rise over Grok, only one political party has stopped using Elon Musk's X

X has faced sustained criticism because some people are using Grok to remove clothing from real people with a new tool called 'edit image'

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Don't Sweat The Technique ✊

@Valent@defcon.social · 2 months ago

i get that he and his #Billionaire #Apocalypse #TechBros think they don't need #NATO, #Europe, or any other former friendly nation on their side. Fine.

But how long is the rest of the country going to let them break everything they're not stealing or don't understand? It will not be fixable in 2027 or 2029, it is either now or forever bask in the kingdom of #Ozymandias.

Don't Sweat The Technique ✊

@Valent@defcon.social · 2 months ago

Since the kleptomaniac in the White House can't stop threatening to invade other countries, can #USCongress or someone with some goddamn guts over there step up please!?

The #UnitedStates is burning every fucking relationship it has with other countries, and they are approaching unsalvageable. The tipping point of being universally reviled is now.

#USpol #Venezuela #Canada #Columbia #Cuba #Mexico #Greenland #Denmark

Don't Sweat The Technique ✊

@Valent@defcon.social · 2 months ago

i get that he and his #Billionaire #Apocalypse #TechBros think they don't need #NATO, #Europe, or any other former friendly nation on their side. Fine.

Randahl Fink

@randahl@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Elon Musk is now boosting content which tries to pressure Vice President JD Vance into executing Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz.

The closer we get to the midterm elections, the more desperate they get.

3 media

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@hanscees@ieji.de · 2 months ago

@randahl @glynmoody one of my #memetics theories is that social bubbles of people work like an island in evolutionary theory. Without feedback the extremism forms new memes to be the new normal.
The time of the #billionaire must come to an end one way or the other.

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Two panel webcomic by enora. It shows in panel one, the billionaire's imaginary of how bunkers will go, complete with people desperately begging to be let inside. Vs the second panel where a billionaire is shouting "let me out!" While a little guy sails past a mountain of discarded VR headsets. What will happen.

Boss says: the economy's doing great! We created 5 million jobs this year.

Worker says: I have 3 of them and I still can't pay my rent — Boss says: the economy's doing great! We created 5 million jobs this year. Worker says: I have 3 of them and I still can't pay my rent

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SeanBurlington

@sean@mastodon.me.uk · 3 months ago

If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy.

If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts.

But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models.

(Then when they give a tiny fraction of their hoard to build a museum wing with their name on it - we call them philanthropists)

#economics #greed #billionaire

If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy.

If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts.

But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models.

— Lester B. Pearson — — If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models. — Lester B. Pearson —

MadeInDex 📰🌎

@madeindex@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

If you need proof that Mr Mark Zuckerberg is not the best guy -
just check out the history of Facemash ehm I mean Facebook ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook#History

DeMeta with others now: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeMeta/

#History #facebook #facemash #hotornot #meta #Zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg #wikiepdia #screenshot #corporation #tech #socialmedia #social #online #internet #website #web #page #person #mark #billionaire #megacorp #corp

Screenshot from Wikipedia:
Mark Zuckerberg built a website called "Facemash" in 2003 while attending Harvard

University. The site was comparable to Hot or Not and used photos from online face books, asking users to choose the "hotter person” Zuckerberg was reported and faced expulsion, but the charges were dropped.

A "face book" is a student directory featuring photos and personal information.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook — Screenshot from Wikipedia: Mark Zuckerberg built a website called "Facemash" in 2003 while attending Harvard University. The site was comparable to Hot or Not and used photos from online face books, asking users to choose the "hotter person” Zuckerberg was reported and faced expulsion, but the charges were dropped. A "face book" is a student directory featuring photos and personal information. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook

Facebook - Wikipedia

SeanBurlington

@sean@mastodon.me.uk · 3 months ago

If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy.

If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts.

But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models.

(Then when they give a tiny fraction of their hoard to build a museum wing with their name on it - we call them philanthropists)

#economics #greed #billionaire

Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜

@hanscees@ieji.de · 3 months ago

@sundogplanets @oldguycrusty 20 billion per year seems belony to me.

Nobody really wants #sai but when impact #climatechange becomes devastating it might become our last resort. My blog describes how SAI can cool the earth in 2 years and keep temperature steady even if CO2 keeps rising. We still need to slash CO2, but slower and avoiding collapse
Risks are big, but I have summed them up realistically without all the doom and gloom.
Its last resort time

Please read before you disagree
And sorry, its very long and thorough

https://econrevolt.com/posts/2023/10/stratinj2/

Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜

@hanscees@ieji.de · 3 months ago

@sundogplanets @oldguycrusty wrote this in 2023. Now it's 2025 and I am not surprised with all the #billionaire money on earth a private company wants profit. But there is really not much to earn, that's what seems wrong with the politico reporting

European Commission

@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu · 3 months ago

Simplicity is on Europe’s digital menu 🍪

Our new Digital Package could save businesses €5 billion by 2029 and boost AI-driven innovation.

Here’s how ↓

📘 Simplified rules on AI, cybersecurity and data
📈 Data Union Strategy to support AI leadership
📱European Business Wallet to cut red-tape and facilitate cross-border operations

By simplifying digital rules, we can lower costs and unlock innovation – all while safeguarding privacy, fairness, and security.

→ https://link.europa.eu/crNTV4

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@ashtime@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

@EUCommission Let me simplify your post for you: selling our privacy and data to #billionaire henchmen of a rapist, who is making deals with #Russia about us, behind our backs? Or is it just enabling #billionaires to launder more money in the bubbling #AI bubble?