tech
February 3, 2026
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms
TL;DR
- X's French headquarters was raided by cybercrime authorities as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime.
- Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for questioning in connection with the probe.
- The investigation includes suspected abuse of algorithms, fraudulent data extraction, and X's AI tool, Grok.
- Allegations also encompass child abuse images, sexualized deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity.
- The French investigation was launched following a complaint about biased algorithms and reduced diversity of voices on X.
- European countries, including Greece and Spain, are considering or implementing social media bans for minors.
- X denies all allegations, characterizing the raid as politically motivated and an attack on free speech.
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