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French Police Raid Elon Musk "X" HQ [View all]

Tue 3 Feb 2026 06.42 EST

Prosecutors have raided the French headquarters of Elon Musk’s social media platform X and summoned the tech billionaire and the company’s former chief executive for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged cybercrime.

“A search is under way by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office, the national police cyber unit and Europol,” the Paris prosecutors’ office said in a post on X on Tuesday, adding that it would no longer be publishing on the network.

It added in a statement that Musk and Linda Yaccarino had been summoned for voluntary questioning “in their capacity as de facto and de jure managers of the X platform at the time of the events”. Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X in July last year.

The prosecutor’s office said it was examining “alleged complicity” in offences related to the platform, including the spreading of child abuse images and sexually explicit deepfakes, the denial of crimes against humanity and manipulation

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-headquarters-elon-musk-x-raided-paris-cybercrime-unit

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French Police Raid Elon Musk "X" HQ [View all] Pototan Yesterday OP

Fuck Musk Pototan Yesterday #1

I hope they help bring down this evil batman villian. Chasstev365 Yesterday #2

People forget that X-crement is subject to foreign laws, too. GoCubsGo Yesterday #3

THIS malaise Yesterday #5

X-crement. Good one. Dr. T Yesterday #14

Europe has long since decided not to put up with his shit. They don't Marie Marie 20 hrs ago #37

awesome! LymphocyteLover Yesterday #4

Every country should be doing this. Which makes me sad for my country because I know there's no way we will. Scrivener7 Yesterday #6

+1 area51 Yesterday #7

The US lacks consequence for the rich stollen Yesterday #10

and that my friends is what a democracy looks like. Javaman Yesterday #8

Got that right orangecrush Yesterday #18

You sure got that right. ms liberty Yesterday #20

... orangecrush Yesterday #21

"Don't worry about me Gettys, I'm Charles Foster oasis Yesterday #9

Don't worry about me... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #24

K & R Consequences! FakeNoose Yesterday #11

You just know he was probably storing that generated CSAM durablend Yesterday #12

Vive La France !! alittlelark Yesterday #13

Hear! Hear! littlemissmartypants Yesterday #25

This news has made my day! nt Ilsa Yesterday #15

YES orangecrush Yesterday #16

Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Yesterday #17

"Cybercrime" as in ELECTION TAMPERING???? orangecrush Yesterday #19

A story to pay attention to, indeed. yellow dahlia Yesterday #27

How a real government operates NJCher Yesterday #22

If only enough Americans cared enough about prosecuting child porn and trafficking dlk Yesterday #23

Thanks Acosta. What happened to that original indictment and NY Grand Jury materials? Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #33

No doubt they were "lost" dlk 22 hrs ago #34

No doubt they were "lost" dlk 21 hrs ago #36

The French don't screw around. CanonRay Yesterday #26

Musk - Tu te merde! yellow dahlia Yesterday #28

I just may have french toast for lunch, or maybe french fries, with ketchup on the wall. twodogsbarking Yesterday #29

Guessing the " J'adore ma Tesla" t-shirts will be on the discount rack soon Torchlight Yesterday #30

k/r progressoid 23 hrs ago #31

If we all stopped using Twitter, there would be an incremental improvement in the world quakerboy 22 hrs ago #32

Did they find our Social Security info in the raid? BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #35

LOCK THAT FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT UP Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #38

Excellent. Musk is protected in the US, but not in France. Martin68 14 hrs ago #39

Hey Elon, fuck you! Initech 14 hrs ago #40

That bastard is going to regret the day he ever stood shoulder to shoulder with trump, C Moon 11 hrs ago #41