French authorities have searched the offices of the social network X (formerly Twitter) in Paris this Tuesday as part of a judicial investigation that began in January 2025 into the platform's operation, the Paris Prosecutor's Office announced.
The operation was executed by the cybercrime unit of the Prosecutor's Office, with the support of the French Gendarmerie and Europol, and responds to complaints that point to a possible manipulation of algorithms and distortion of automated data processing systems on the social network.
In addition to the search, the Prosecutor's Office has summoned the owner of X, Elon Musk, and the former CEO Linda Yaccarino, to appear before the Justice in a hearing scheduled for April 20. The summons are made in their capacity as those responsible for the platform at the time of the investigated events, according to local media.
The inquiry was opened following a complaint filed by a French deputy, who warned about biased algorithms that could have altered the functioning of X's systems, accusations that the Prosecutor's Office is examining along with other concerns related to content powered by tools such as Grok, the platform's artificial intelligence. In parallel, the French government has announced that it will stop using X for its official communications, opting for other social networks such as LinkedIn and Instagram for its institutional channels.
The registration and summons to Musk occur in a context of greater European scrutiny of large digital platforms, where regulators and prosecutors from several countries have intensified investigations into algorithms, content moderation, and compliance with digital services laws