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US Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
The department said helping France could entangle the United States in a politically charged case and regulate speech contrary to the First Amendment.
- On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States Justice Department declined to assist French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's platform X, citing a Friday letter from the DOJ's Office of International Affairs.
- French authorities launched an investigation in July, accusing the platform of manipulating algorithms and "fraudulent data extraction," then raided Paris offices and issued summonses for Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino to appear for interviews on April 20.
- The DOJ letter argued the probe seeks to regulate a "public square" contrary to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, describing France's requests as an "effort to entangle the United States in a politically charged criminal proceeding."
- An xAI official expressed gratitude that the Justice Department rejected the effort to compel interviews, stating there was "no wrongdoing" and urging prosecutors to "terminate their baseless investigation."
- Beyond the algorithmic probe, French officials are also investigating the platform for disseminating CSAM and Holocaust denial, reflecting broader global regulatory pressure X faces regarding content moderation and compliance with local laws.
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US Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
The U.S. Justice Department has told French law enforcement it will not help with efforts to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the DOJ's Office of International Affairs, dated Friday.
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