Paris: US tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday described a search conducted by French authorities at the Paris offices of his social media platform X as a 'political attack.'

According to Anadolu Agency, Musk made the remark in response to a statement from X's Global Government Affairs, which said the search was carried out 'in connection with a politicized criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of algorithms and purported fraudulent data extraction.' The statement expressed disappointment at the development, although it noted that the company was not surprised by the incident.

The statement further claimed that the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office is attempting to exert pressure on X's senior management in the United States by specifically targeting their French entity and employees, who are reportedly not the primary focus of the investigation.

Earlier, the Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit announced it had conducted a search at X's French premises as part of an ongoing investigation. The probe, which was initiated in January 2025, is focused on the platform's algorithmic operations.