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German Court Orders X to Share Election Data, France Opens Probe Under EU Law

A Berlin regional court ruled that X must provide data to the German Society for Civil Rights and Democracy Reporting International for research into public conversations on its platform, as reported by Reuters.
The ruling comes ahead of Germany's federal elections, where Elon Musk has shown support for the far-right AfD party, tweeting that 'Only the AfD can save Germany' in December.
The GFF's lawsuit aims to enforce the Digital Services Act provision for immediate access to data and to clarify jurisdiction for legal cases against X, according to the GFF.
Separately, Paris prosecutors have launched an investigation into X over claims of algorithmic bias, following a complaint from Eric Bothorel, a member of the French Parliament.

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Novinky.cz

German court steps in on Musk's X network over failure to release election-related information

Independent democracy and civil rights groups have won a lawsuit in a Berlin court against billionaire Elon Musk's Platform X for violating European law by failing to provide them with the information they need to monitor online disinformation ahead of Germany's national elections on February 23.

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Newsweek

German court gives Elon Musk's X a knockback ahead of key election

A German court ruled on Thursday that the social media platform must allow researchers to gather election data.

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valeursactuelles.com

The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office investigates a partial operation of X

A report denouncing biased algorithms and one-sided management of the X platform is currently under investigation by the cyber section of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office, confirms Le Figaro. The macronist member of the Côtes-d'Armor, Éric Bothorel, alerted the authorities on 12 January about recent changes in the algorithms of the social network and the apparent interference in its management since its acquisition by Elon Musk.The MP also p…

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Digi 24

A blow to Elon Musk's platform. A German court ordered X to hand over election data

German researchers have won a legal battle against X, the social network owned by Elon Musk, gaining access to essential data to investigate possible election interference, according to Politico.

12 days ago·Romania

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CBC News

The N.L. government isn't shutting down its Elon Musk-owned X accounts. Here's why it's not that simple

The provincial government has at least 20 official accounts on the social media website X, formerly known as Twitter, a wildly popular platform owned by Elon Musk — and despite recent controversies, it'll remain an official government communication tool.

12 days ago·Canada

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DNyuz

France opens probe into Musk’s X over algorithm

French investigators have opened a probe into social media platform X over allegations that the company owned by billionaire Elon Musk manipulated its algorithm, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Friday. In a written response to POLITICO, the prosecutor’s office said the investigation followed a “report from a member of parliament dated January 12, 2025, denouncing biased algorithms in the operation of X as likely to have distorted th…

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