Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino have been called by a French prosecutor to appear on Monday for “voluntary interviews” as part of an investigation by the cybercrime unit into X and its AI chatbot Grok.
The date was set in February when the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit raided the French office of the social media platform in a probe related to fraudulent data extraction. It was later expanded to include suspected involvement in the distribution of child pornography and the creation of sexual deepfakes by Grok.
Musk and Yaccarino have been summoned by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office as managers of X during the period of the investigated events. Yaccarino served as CEO from May 2023 to July 2025.
“These voluntary interviews with the executives are intended to allow them to present their position regarding the facts and, where appropriate, the compliance measures they plan to implement,” prosecutors said. “At this stage, the conduct of this investigation is part of a constructive approach, with the ultimate objective of ensuring that platform X complies with French law, insofar as it operates within the national territory.”
Although attendance at Monday’s hearing is required, authorities currently cannot force Musk to appear.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
