French police search X’s office in Paris, and summon Elon Musk for questioning

French police and Europol searched X’s local office, The Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.

The raid is part of An ongoing investigation starting in 2025 Regarding allegations of “fraudulent data extraction” of an automated data processing system “by an organized group”.

The French prosecutor’s cybercrime unit said the investigation has now been expanded to include other alleged crimes, including complicity in the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, privacy violations, and Holocaust denial.

The investigation expands into Company X and its owner, Elon Musk Facing widespread criticism To allow its Grok AI to be used to create non-consensual images, including images of child abuse, of other people on its platform.

Musk that Bought X (formerly Twitter) in 2022, and former X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, was summoned for questioning on April 20. Unregistered X employees were also summoned for the same week, according to the prosecutor’s announcement.

When reached for comment, X spokesperson Rosemary Esposito noted this statement It was posted on X’s global government affairs account, where the company said, “The allegations behind today’s raid are baseless and X categorically denies any wrongdoing.”

eMed spokesperson Yaccarino now holds the position of CEOHe did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.

When reached for comment, Myles de Roque, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirmed the raid in a statement: “The goal of the prosecutor’s office is ultimately to ensure that Platform X complies with French law, given that it operates within the national territory.”

This story has been updated to include X’s statement.