Elon Musk’s social media company X is refusing to appear before an Oireachtas committee today, Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the company's Paris offices were raided over alleged complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images. The committee is to meet today with representatives from Meta, Google, and TikTok to discuss online regulations. “While we welcome the attendance of Google, Meta, and TikTok, the committee notes that X declined the invitation to appear,” he said. It said the alleged offences it was investigating now included complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images, violation of image rights through sexualised deepfakes, and the denial of crimes against humanity. Gráinne Seoige has written to the Oireachtas media committee urging it 'to require Meta to explain what specific election-period safeguards were triggered in my case'.

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2026 10:06 UTC