Elon Musk's X Raided Over Deepfakes, Because Why Not Deepfake a Legal Crisis?
KEY POINTS
- •French police raided Elon Musk's X offices in February 2026 over multiple alleged cyber offenses including illegal deepfake content.
- •The Paris Prosecutor's Office summoned Musk, former CEO Linda Yaccarino, and other employees for hearings scheduled in April.
- •EU and UK regulators have previously fined X $140 million and launched investigations into Grok's offensive AI content.
In a baffling sequel to ‘‘Tech CEO Drama Chronicles,’’ Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris got the cybercrime equivalent of a surprise party in February 2026. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation dating back to January 2025, targeting X over alleged crimes including child sexual abuse material, sexually explicit deepfakes from Grok (X's less lovable AI chatbot), and denial of crimes against humanity—yes, that’s a big cocktail of charges. Both Musk and ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino got summoned for a cozy hearing in April. Meanwhile, Musk-hacked-having-taken-over-by-xAI and then SpaceX said the raid was ‘‘law enforcement theater’’ and ‘‘political theater’’ presumably without popcorn. This messy saga includes earlier $140 million EU fines over X’s blue check scams and Grok’s past antisemitic rants praising Hitler. Now, the Paris Prosecutor promises to peace-out of X and stick to boring LinkedIn and Instagram—because even prosecutors deserve nicer apps.
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When your AI chatbot goes from antisemitic rants to making illegal deepfake porn faster than you can say 'social media meltdown,' congratulations on your latest billion-dollar PR fiasco, Elon.
Elon Musk's MySpace 2.0 just got a drama upgrade from cybercrime units and Europol. Next update: tweeting from prison?
Hosting illegal deepfake smut, denying crimes against humanity, and getting fined $140 million? X is clearly the mouse that pressed all the buttons.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/4/2026 | Author: Tom Carter,Thibault Spirlet
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