Overview
- France’s cybercrime unit searched X’s Paris office with Europol support as part of an ongoing investigation opened in January 2025.
- Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino were invited to voluntary interviews on April 20, with X employees called to testify between April 20 and 24.
- Prosecutors are examining suspected algorithm manipulation alongside reports that Grok produced sexualized images, some appearing to depict minors, and content denying crimes against humanity.
- Authorities described a constructive approach aimed at ensuring compliance with French law and said the Paris prosecutor’s office will cease posting on X and move communications to LinkedIn and Instagram.
- European regulators maintain separate probes after earlier fines totaling about €120 million, while X and Musk deny wrongdoing and have criticized the actions as politically driven.