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By Lawrence Agbo
Elon Musk failed to appear before French prosecutors after being summoned for questioning in an ongoing investigation into his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).
Musk had been invited for a voluntary interview on April 20, 2026, as part of a probe led by Paris authorities into alleged abuses linked to X’s algorithm and its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok. However, he did not attend the scheduled session.
Prosecutors confirmed that those summoned did not show up but noted that their absence would not hinder the continuation of the investigation.
“The presence or absence (of the people summoned) is not an obstacle to continuing the investigation,” prosecutors added.
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The inquiry, launched in January 2025, centres on allegations that X’s algorithm may have been used to interfere in French politics.
It has since expanded to include concerns over the dissemination of Holocaust denial content and sexualised deepfake images generated by Grok.
French authorities had earlier searched X’s Paris offices in February, a move the company criticised as “politicised” and an “abusive judicial act.” At the time, both Musk and former X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, were summoned as key figures overseeing the platform during the period under review.
Despite the absence of Elon Musk, prosecutors insist the case will proceed, with several company employees also expected to be questioned as part of the ongoing investigation.
The French probe comes amid wider scrutiny of X across Europe, with regulators raising concerns about the platform’s handling of harmful content, including AI-generated deepfakes.
