Paris prosecutors' cyber‑crime unit entered the French headquarters of Elon Musk's X this week, seizing servers as part of a probe into alleged unlawful data extraction and possible complicity in child‑pornography possession. The inquiry, launched in January 2025, also targets content recommended by X’s algorithm and its AI chatbot Grok.

Investigators have summoned both Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino for April hearings, accusing X of facilitating sexual deepfakes and organized distribution of illicit images. Earlier this year, the European Commission opened a separate case against Musk’s AI arm xAI, while Britain’s regulator Ofcom began its own review of the platform’s safety mechanisms.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov condemned the French action, labeling it the only criminal pursuit of a social network that offers user freedom. Durov’s own 2024 detention over moderation failures adds a political edge. Observers will watch whether X shifts its data‑sharing practices or faces tighter EU regulation in the coming months.