Social media Search at Platform X in France - summons to Elon Musk
The Paris judiciary has searched the premises of Elon Musk's online platform X in France. Employees of the European police authority Europol were also present during the search.
03.02.2026, 12:01
SDA
As part of investigations into the social network, summonses were also sent to the tech billionaire and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino for questioning on April 20 in the French capital, the Paris public prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday.
The Paris public prosecutor's office has been investigating X for around a year over allegations that algorithms on the social network were altered in order to attract more attention to right-wing extremist content.
Recently, allegations of Holocaust denial and sexualized images have also been added. This involves images of women and children created by the AI chatbot Grok, so-called deepfakes. Deepfakes are videos, images or audio files created with the help of AI that look deceptively real but are not.
The investigations are pursuing a constructive approach and aim to ensure the operation of Platform X in France in accordance with French law, said Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
