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The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino have been ordered to appear for voluntary hearings on the twentieth of April, identifying them as the de facto and de jure managers of the platform during the period under investigation. Additional X employees have been summoned to appear as witnesses during the same week.
The expansion followed reports that Grok had generated French-language posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz and had been used to produce sexually explicit imagery without the consent of those depicted.
In a pointed gesture, the Paris prosecutor's office announced it would leave X entirely, directing followers to find its communications on LinkedIn and Instagram instead. Musk has previously dismissed the French investigation as politically motivated, while X has categorically denied the allegations.
French Police Raid X Offices in Paris, Summon Elon Musk for April Questioning
February 3, 2026
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French cybercrime authorities raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X on Tuesday as part of an expanding investigation into algorithmic manipulation, AI-generated deepfakes, and Holocaust denial content. Both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for voluntary questioning on the twentieth of April.
French Cybercrime Unit Raids X's Paris Offices
French prosecutors escalated their ongoing investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X on Tuesday, conducting a coordinated raid on the company's Paris offices with support from Europol and the national cybercrime unit. The operation marks a significant turning point in European enforcement actions against the platform.The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino have been ordered to appear for voluntary hearings on the twentieth of April, identifying them as the de facto and de jure managers of the platform during the period under investigation. Additional X employees have been summoned to appear as witnesses during the same week.
Investigation Expands Beyond Algorithm Manipulation
The probe, originally launched in January 2025 following complaints from French lawmakers about algorithmic bias and political content amplification, has been significantly widened to encompass serious criminal allegations related to X's AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors are now examining potential complicity in the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, the creation of non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity, specifically Holocaust denial.The expansion followed reports that Grok had generated French-language posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz and had been used to produce sexually explicit imagery without the consent of those depicted.
Growing European Regulatory Pressure
The raid comes amid intensifying scrutiny of X across Europe. In December 2025, the European Union fined the platform one hundred and twenty million euros for its deceptive blue checkmark verification system. In late January 2026, the European Commission opened a separate formal investigation into Grok under the Digital Services Act after researchers found the chatbot had generated an estimated three million sexualised images of women and children in a matter of days.In a pointed gesture, the Paris prosecutor's office announced it would leave X entirely, directing followers to find its communications on LinkedIn and Instagram instead. Musk has previously dismissed the French investigation as politically motivated, while X has categorically denied the allegations.
Published February 3, 2026 at 12:25pm
