{"id":66398,"date":"2026-02-03T18:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/paris-prosecutors-raid-france-offices-of-elon-musks-x"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:06:38","slug":"paris-prosecutors-raid-france-offices-of-elon-musks-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/paris-prosecutors-raid-france-offices-of-elon-musks-x","title":{"rendered":"Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk&#8217;s X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>Offices belonging to Elon Musk&#8217;s social media platform, X, in France are being raided by the Paris prosecutor. Its cyber-crime unit is conducting the searches, it said in a statement on X. Europol is assisting.<\/p>\n<p>It added it was related to an investigation opened in January 2025 following complaints about X&#8217;s algorithm and the content it recommended. The prosecutor&#8217;s office said both Musk and former X chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino had been summoned to appear at hearings in April as part of its probe.<\/p>\n<p>X has yet to respond. BBC news has approached the company for comment. It has previously described the investigation as an attack on free speech. In its statement, the prosecutors office said the operation formed part of efforts to ensure X complied with French laws.<\/p>\n<p>It said the probe, led by French cyber-crime police, was expanded in July 2025 after reports of sexually explicit deepfakes and holocaust denial content circulating on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>X previously described the widening of the probe in a post at the time as &#8220;politically-motivated&#8221; and denied allegations it had manipulated its algorithm. The prosecutor&#8217;s office also said it was leaving X and would communicate on LinkedIn and Instagram from now on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Offices belonging to Elon Musk&#8217;s social media platform, X, in France are being raided by the Paris prosecutor. Its cyber-crime unit is conducting the searches, it said in a statement on X. Europol is assisting. 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