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.
X is yet to respond to either investigation - the BBC has approached it for comment.
It has previously characterised the French investigation as an attack on free speech.
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.
Following today's raid, French prosecutors say they are now investigating whether X has broken the law across multiple areas.
Meanwhile, UK authorities have given an update on their investigations into sexual deepfakes created by Grok and shared on X. The images - often made using real images of women without their consent - prompted a barrage of criticism in January from victims, online safety campaigners and politicians.
The company eventually intervened to prevent the practice after Ofcom and others launched investigations. However, the ICO stated it was launching its own probe in conjunction with Ofcom, into the processing of personal data linked to Grok.
These ongoing investigations raise significant concerns regarding the potential misuse of AI in creating harmful content and the accountability of social media platforms.
