The Stop Homophobia association is filing a complaint against Elon Musk following his posts about the French justice system.

The anti-homophobia organization Stop Homophobia has announced it has filed a lawsuit in France against Elon Musk for "public insults against a group of people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity." The lawsuit comes after several posts by the owner of the social network X, in which the American billionaire attacked French magistrates using language deemed homophobic.

According to the association's lawyer, Étienne Deshoulières, these messages were published in the context of the investigation being carried out in France into the possible abuses of the X platform. Elon Musk had reacted strongly to the investigations targeting the social network, which has been accused by some political and judicial officials of promoting the spread of hateful content or disinformation.

A new tension between X and the French justice system

The posts by the head of Tesla and SpaceX quickly sparked numerous reactions on social media and in the political sphere. Stop Homophobie believes that the statements made go beyond the bounds of political or legal criticism and constitute criminal offenses under French law concerning homophobic insults.

Since acquiring Twitter, now known as X, Elon Musk has had increasingly strained relations with several European authorities. The social network is the subject of numerous investigations and legal proceedings concerning content moderation, the fight against hate speech, and compliance with digital regulations imposed by the European Union.