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Paris prosecutors: We asked X for algorithm info, not private data

July 22, 2025 1:15 pm

[Photo Credit: Reuters]

Paris prosecutors requested information from social media platform X about its algorithm as part of a probe into organised gangs’ possible tampering with an automated data processing system and fraudulent data extraction, not for access to private data, the office said on Monday.

The office said X has not officially responded to its request.

Elon Musk’s X denounced the investigation as politically motivated earlier on Monday.

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