Elon Musk’s X faces criminal probe in France over algorithm manipulation concerns

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/07/elon-musks-x-faces-criminal-probe-in-france-over-algorithm-concerns.html

31 comments

  1. So it’s just a matter of time until Trump starts sanctioning or tariffing France for whatever made up reason.

  2. In Elon’s mind this counts as “free speech”. And considering how much interference Musk is doing in Germany, it’s not really surprising.

  4. Good.

    Fine. Sanction. Block. Seize Property and Accounts.

    America Thanks You.

  5. Is France even allowed to prosecute such rich American quasi-politicians?

    Doesn’t he have access to the same legal system as Trump?

  6. He deserves to be smacked over the head with an extra thick baguette. Then ban x completely.

  8. Musk and his Merry Muskbrats would be behind bars in many European countries – destroying DEI, harassing people, breaching privacy — all to ‘normalize’ WW2 hate.

  9. Where’s Matt Taibi to write about the transformation of twitter that far eclipses anything he ‘covered’ in the twitter files?

    Been pretty silent as Elon’s turned the site into a disinformation cesspool.

  10. Its a joke to call it ‘concerns’. Are people not paying attention? What do EU leaders need to grow balls and act against fascism. The free world is falling apart and Macron wants to discuss ‘concerns’ in a committee. Before he makes a choice X has put alt right parties in charge across the EU.

  11. “Manipulating the Twitter algorithm” seems like such a quaint complaint compared to what the guy’s been up to this past week.

    I mean, thanks France, but the stakes are a little higher than that now.

  13. Finally government are looking under the hood of social media and finding out there is a demon in the machine.

  14. Is he going to hijack their government and dismantle the organization that’s investigating him there, too?

  15. A satanic fungus that looks suspiciously like Donald J. Trump rises from a McDonald’s order and says:

    « You’re getting tariffs »

    « YOU’RE getting tariffs »

    « The whole country of Europe is getting tariffs!!! »

  16. Just block X at a country wide level. No good comes from it – its a cease pit of bots, porn and misinformation. I’ve never used it, never needed it and I’m ok!

  18. This man needs to be locked up and never see the light of day again. What a god damn criminal.

  20. Been using X since it was Twitter in 2010. My algorithm was very very well tailored to me. I never saw anything hateful, even lately when people were telling me “how are you still there all I see is right wing stuff?” And I wasn’t getting any of it.

    Until today, I saw a SPONSORED AD with an AI Justin Trudeau in makeup and dressed as a woman which said “Ban Controversial Government” or something along those lines. I immediately deleted X. I was immediately convinced that the algorithm is now being manipulated into being alt right.

  21. At this point, we should just rename ‘tariffs’ to ‘Trump fees’ and make it official.

  22. I’m going to be real. As a European France wasn’t always my favourite country. Culturally you guys felt a little off to me with your weird cheeses and a certain sense of superiority over other European countries.

    But I’m willing to admit when I was wrong and wrong I was. You were right about continuing with nuclear, you were right about maintaining your own military industry, you were right not joining the F-35 program and instead developing your own planes.

    I may just have to try one of those disgusting looking snails you guys eat and see if I’m wrong about that too.

    Keep doing what you’re doing over there, we love you for giving the US the finger the way you do.

  25. You watch a random video on there and it will auto play Alex Jones straight after. I assume that playing fucks with your algorithm.

  27. In case you’re wondering how this works for Elon personally.

    He asks his team of lawyers whether this is of any concern, they tell him not to worry and they’ll let him know if it amounts to anything.

    He’ll likely never have to think about it again.

    Done.

  28. Shut down X and sentence him to prison before he retaliates. He will retaliate.

  29. Fucking hell thank you but damn it why couldn’t countries do this before the election in America 😭

  30. Should investigate him in Germany as well for stirring up Nazi propaganda

  31. I guess we need to take over France now. What’s that, our 54th state?

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