The French Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X platform because experts accuse the platform of changing algorithms to steer interactions between users particularly regarding political matters as reported by CNBC.
A French parliamentarian submitted a report to the Paris prosecutor who received it on January 12 to explain issues with X platform algorithms that could affect automation operations.
The Public Prosecution selected judges and expert assistants from their Cybercrime Department to evaluate the complaint report and assess the platform directly.
French MP Eric Bothorel from President Emmanuel Macron's party served as the station's source for delivering this same report to the public prosecutor's office according to the French radio station "France Info."
The European Union conducts an investigation into X for Digital Services Act violation of duty to manage destructive online content spread across their platform.
As an element of its Digital Services Act investigation the European Commission (EU executive body) demanded X provide its algorithm-related internal documents by February 15 during January 2023.
The far-right political activity on X receives alleged system manipulation that provides enhanced exposure compared to other political content.
Throughout multiple German public appearances Musk expressed support for the far-right German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) by participating in video communication at their recent campaign event. The Alternative for Germany party maintained a second-place position according to election polls preceding the February 23 German national election.
The X platform has experienced content management problems since Musk purchased it for $44 billion during 2022.
