Paris prosecutors have been investigating a wide range of alleged abuses by X and its owner since January 2025. The billionaire has been summoned for a voluntary interview on Monday.
Elon Musk posts frenetically on X. In recent days, he's shared his opinion on universal basic income, South African politics, a local election in Nevada and progressivism. But will he be in Paris on Monday, April 20? He has not said, but it seems unlikely.
He has been summoned by the head of France's cybercrime unit for a voluntary interview as part of a preliminary investigation launched in January 2025 into the social platform he leads. Around 10 executives from the American company, including former CEO Linda Yaccarino, were also summoned.
The probe, which began after reports from a French MP and a senior figure at a public cybersecurity body, initially focused on two possible violations: the alleged deliberate manipulation of the algorithm to influence French public debate, and the potential unlawful use of sensitive users' personal data for targeted advertising.
After the investigation was handed over to the national cyber unit at the start of the summer, it escalated in November. Prosecutors uncovered numerous antisemitic and Holocaust-denying messages generated by Grok, X's artificial intelligence, and expanded their investigation to include the crime of contesting crimes against humanity.
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