Paris invades the office of social media network X, Musk summoned for interrogation

France’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has raided the office of X in Paris. The raid is part of an ongoing investigation into the social media company, which was launched last year.

Back in January 2025, the Public Prosecutor’s Office launched a formal investigation into X for suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives.

In a statement on X on Tuesday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office says that the search has been conducted by its cybercrime unit and Europol. However, it doesn’t specify what the officers were looking for.

In addition, the Prosecutor’s Office in Paris is widening its original investigation after receiving complaints over the functioning of X’s chatbot Grok. The probe will now also look into the alleged distribution of images of a sexually explicit or child-pornographic nature and the violation of portrait rights.

Last month, there were several incidents in which Grok ‘undressed’ women and changed their clothing into bikinis. X posted an apology and promised to take action against illegal content on X, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM). X’s owner, Elon Musk, promised to take action against users who use his platform to upload and spread illegal content.

Furthermore, Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino are ordered to participate in a hearing that’s scheduled for April 20th. Other employees are summoned as well as witnesses.

The Paris Public Prosecution’s Office isn’t the only agency that’s currently conducting an investigation into X. Last week, the European Commission formally launched an investigation into the social media platform for failing to meet its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

In a separate investigation, the executive branch of the EU has extended an ongoing proceedings against X to determine whether it has properly assessed and mitigated all systemic risks associated with its recommender systems, including the impact of its recently announced switch to a Grok-based recommender system.

British media regulator Ofcom is also looking into the creation and distribution of sexualized images of children.

“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK. Based on their response, we will undertake a swift assessment to determine whether there are potential compliance issues that warrant investigation,” Ofcom said in a press release in January.