Laure Beccuau

Paris Public Prosecutor

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Office: Procureur de la République près le tribunal judiciaire de Paris

Born: March 11, 1960, Montreuil

Education: University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris Institute of Political Studies, French National School for the Judiciary

Previous offices: procureur de la République près le tribunal de grande instance de Nîmes

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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X platform faces multi-front regulatory assault

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As of May 2026: Leading the criminal investigation into X

French prosecutors raided X's Paris offices on February 3, 2026, and summoned Elon Musk for questioning—a first for a major social media platform owner in Europe. What began as a complaint about biased algorithms in January 2025 has expanded into a criminal probe. The investigation covers child sexual abuse material, sexually explicit deepfakes, Holocaust denial, and X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.

Updated May 26