Elon Musk summoned for voluntary interview in French investigation into X

Kathmandu. Billionaire Elon Musk has been summoned for a voluntary interview in Paris on Monday as part of a French investigation into his social media platform, X, though it remains unclear whether he will attend.

French authorities had written to Musk in February regarding the remainder of an investigation that began in January 2025.

The allegations suggest that X's algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. The case was kept under consideration for further time after X's AI chatbot, Grok, refused to investigate issues regarding organized crime and the spread of sexual deepfakes.

French prosecutors also raided X's Paris office in February, which the prominent social media company criticized as a 'politicized raid' and 'abusive judicial action,' maintaining that it had done nothing wrong.

French prosecutors had summoned Musk and then-CEO Linda Yaccarino for a voluntary interview as the 'then-current and legal managers of the X platform at the time of the events,' a move Musk labeled a 'political attack.'

Yaccarino resigned as CEO of X in July last year after leading the company for two years.

In February, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau stated that company employees had also been summoned to appear for hearings as witnesses between April 20 and 24.

The Paris prosecutor's office stated on Saturday that whether or not they appear for voluntary questioning will not hinder the continuation of the investigation.

Authorities have not provided any details regarding the location or time of Musk's scheduled interview.

The French investigation focuses on several suspected criminal activities, including the possession of child sexual abuse material and the denial of crimes against humanity.

The non-profit organization 'Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)' stated in late January that it had disseminated an estimated 3 million sexual images in 11 days, most of which involved women and included the pornographic depiction of 23,000 children.