X offices raided in Paris, France, both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino had been summoned

What is going on? Politically motivated?

"The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.

The prosecutor's office also said both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino had been summoned to appear at hearings in April.

In a separate development, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced a probe into Musk's AI tool, Grok, over its "potential to produce harmful sexualised image and video content." ...

The investigation began in January 2025 when French prosecutors started looking into content recommended by X's algorithm, before being widened in July that year to include Musk's controversial AI chatbot, Grok.

In a post at the time, X said the action was "politically-motivated" and denied allegations it had manipulated its algorithm.

Following today's raid, French prosecutors say they are now investigating whether X has broken the law across multiple areas. ..."

X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok

Credits: Polizei durchsucht Büro von X in Paris: Wenn Regulierung zu reiner Machtdemonstration verkommt