Searches underway at Paris offices of Musk’s X

Offices belonging to Elon Musk’s social media platform X in France are being raided, the BBC writes, referring to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

Its cyber-crime unit is conducting the searches, it said in a statement on X. Europol is also assisting.

As noted, the search is linked to an ongoing investigation launched in January 2025 into alleged manipulation of algorithms.

The prosecutor’s office said both Musk and former X chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino had also been summoned to appear at hearings in April as part of its probe.

The agency also said it was leaving X and would communicate on LinkedIn and Instagram from now on.