Source: Financial Times [UK]
“The French government has launched a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over ‘the alleged manipulation of its algorithm’ and ‘fraudulent’ data extraction, the social media platform said. In a statement on Monday, X said that French authorities had requested access to the company’s recommendation algorithm, as well as data ‘about all user posts on the platform.’ … French police and prosecutors could not immediately be reached for comment.” (07/21/25)