France hands Musk X probe to investigating judge

French judicial officials have appointed an investigating magistrate to probe US tech billionaire Elon Musk over possible abuses on his social media network X, sources close to the case said on Thursday.

Authorities in France launched an investigation in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics, later expanding the probe to include allegations of Holocaust denial and distribution of sexual deepfakes.

The magistrate will also rule on possible complicity in the distribution of images of child sexual abuse.