Issued on: 07/02/2026 - 16:41Modified: 09/02/2026 - 11:07

This past week, the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit raided the offices of X, formerly known as Twitter. The move is part of an investigation into a range of alleged offences, including the spread of deepfakes and child pornography. Elon Musk and the company’s CEO have been summoned for “voluntary interviews” on April 20. We speak to Jean Cattan, co-director of the Future of Technology Institute, about what is driving France’s hardline stance on social media companies.

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French state prosecutors have asked appeal court judges to uphold a five-year election ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

And what does the future hold for former French culture minister Jack Lang? The current president of the Arab World Institute appears multiple times in the so-called Epstein files, along with his daughter. Both are now under investigation by the financial prosecutor’s office for aggravated tax fraud and money laundering.

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