X Pushes Back Against French Probe, Decries Politically Charged Accusations of Data Fraud

In a move that echoes the troubling global trend of weaponizing legal systems against American tech platforms, Elon Musk’s social media company X has firmly rejected serious allegations from French prosecutors accusing it of data tampering and algorithm manipulation. The Paris prosecutor’s office initiated an investigation this month into charges related to an “automated data processing system”, threatening jail terms up to ten years—but concrete evidence remains elusive. X responded sharply, labeling the probe as a politically motivated criminal investigation aimed at undermining its operation and restricting freedom of expression. The platform called out French authorities for distorting laws to...