Elon Musk's French office raided by Paris authorities as they release statement

The French offices of X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit as an investigation into a series of alleged crimes continues.

Elon Musk's company is being looked into regarding suspected unlawful data extraction and 'complicity in the possession of child pornography'.

A statement by French authorities stated: "At this stage, the conduct of the investigation is based on a constructive approach, with the aim of ultimately ensuring that the X platform complies with French law, as it operates on the national territory."

The investigation was initially launched in January 2025 as officials in France looked into X's algorithm.

UNILAD has reached out to X for comment.