X headquarters is the target of a search in France and Musk is subpoenaed to testify

“A search was carried out (…) by the cybercrime combat section of the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, together with the national cyber unit of the Gendarmerie and Europol, as part of the investigation opened in January 2025”, detailed the body, which also reported that it will stop publishing content on the aforementioned social network.

The investigation, conducted by the General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie (Police) (DGGN), was initiated after receiving two complaints, on January 12, 2025 and on July 9, 2025.

The investigation was expanded after the emergence of other complaints that pointed out irregularities in the functioning of the Grok artificial intelligence model on platform

Among the criminal charges investigated, the French MP cited those of “complicity in the possession of images of minors of a pedopornographic nature”, “attack against the representation of the person (deepfakes of a sexual nature)”, “fraudulent extraction of data from an automated data processing system, in an organized gang” and manipulation of algorithms or computer systems.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office clarified that it decided to summon those responsible for platform

This is a formal procedural step to determine whether the billionaire will be formally charged. In order not to attend this type of interrogation, it is necessary to present a valid justification.

Musk’s summons is scheduled for April 20, the same date on which Linda Yaccarino, executive director of X, is scheduled to appear.