Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino face mounting legal scrutiny in France as authorities reportedly escalate a high-profile cybercrime investigation into the platform.

French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary probe into allegations involving the distribution of child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.

"The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office is plainly attempting to exert pressure on X's senior management in the United States by targeting our French entity and employees, who are not the focus of this ...