French prosecutors opened an investigation in the case of X Elon Musk about allegations that it distorted his algorithms to manipulate discourse on the social media platform.
The Paris prosecutor's office stated that he had received a report of the French legislator on January 12, criticizing X in relation to “biased algorithms”, which “probably distorted the operation of an automated data processing system.”
Judges and specialized assistants of the office cybercrime section were designed to analyze the report and conducting preliminary technical inspections on the platform, the prosecutor's office informed CNBC on Friday, in the E -Mail comments.
CNBC contacted X to comment.
X, who was previously known as Twitter, was surprised by the fears of the shortcomings regarding the moderation of content since Musk bought the platform in 2022 for $ 44 billion.
According to French Franceinfo radio stationThe French legislator who sent a report to the prosecutor's office was Eric Bothorel, a member of President Emmanuel Macron Pour La Republice Party.
Meanwhile, the European Union examined X on the potential violations of the Act on digital services, a law that requires social media companies to resolve harmful content on its platforms.
Last month, the European Commission, which is the EU's executive arm, asked X to provide internal documents about its algorithms by February 15, as part of the ongoing DSA investigation in the company.
X was accused of manipulating his systems in order to provide far -right positions and politicians of greater visibility in relation to other political groups.
Musk made several public statements in Germany, expressing support for the far -right alternative event in the Für Deutschland (AFD) country, even last month an unexpected virtual performance at a campaign party.
AFD was second survey Before the upcoming universal elections in Germany on February 23.