The French prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into X due to its alleged use of its algorithm for foreign interference.
According to a statement from the magistrate Laure Beccuau On Friday, prosecutors launched an investigation if X violated French law by manipulating its algorithms to obtain user data.
The investigation was launched after two reports were submitted to the Cybercrime Division of the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office on January 12 – one by MP éric Bothorel, a member of the French President Emmanuel Macron’s Pour La Republique Party, and another of a government official who has not disclosed the identity.
In Bothorel’s statement Posted on Friday at X, he wrote that he filed his preliminary inquiry because he was “convinced that a bias of information, intense on the X platform, was used to serve Elon Musk’s political opinions and that this could occur only by manipulating the algorithm.” He added that he is pleased that the “French justice system is taking significant steps to combat foreign interference.”
The case was referred to to the general director of National Gendarmerie on Wednesday, officially launching an investigation in X.
The investigation focuses on two elements: Paming on the operation of an automatic data processing system as part of an organized group, and the deceptive data extraction from an automatic data processing system as part of an organized group.
French J3 Cybercrime unit will lead the investigation. J3 conducted an investigation that led to arresting the Telegram founder Pavel Durov in August 2024.
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X faces growing investigation throughout Europe
Since Elon Musk bought X in 2022, it had many run-ins with regulators, especially in Europe. In February, two German NGOs won a decision from the Berlin Regional Court that needed X to provide access to the available public Communication data To help researchers evaluate potential interruption in election.
European Union X investigates for a possible violation of Digital Service Act. This new landmark regulation requires online platforms to drop illegal content and increase transparency around algorithms.
As the Musk pushed to make X in a Hub financial In the crypto at its core, pressure mounted from European regulators can break the confidence he needs to secure the approval for the offer Financial services In the EU.
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