French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Jon HenleyFebruary 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM

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French authorities raided the Paris headquarters of Elon Musk's social media platform X as part of a cybercrime investigation. The Paris prosecutor's office, along with Europol, is examining alleged offenses including the spread of child abuse images, denial of crimes against humanity, and manipulation of data processing. Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for questioning regarding their roles at the time of the alleged events. The investigation began in January 2023 following a complaint about biased algorithms and expanded to include concerns about X's AI chatbot, Grok. X has previously stated its intent to resist the investigation, claiming it is politically motivated and restricts free speech.

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Éric Bothorel 60% Europol 60% France ×270% Paris ×270% Linda Yaccarino 70% Paris prosecutor’s office ×275% Elon Musk ×390% X (formerly Twitter) ×1095%

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cybercrime 90% investigation 80% social media platform 70% algorithm manipulation 60% deepfakes 60% data processing 50% child abuse images 50% free speech 50% paris 40% political censorship 40%

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Center-Left (-0.40)

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