France is investigating X on foreign intervention, while the deputy also criticizes Grok

France launches a criminal investigation at Elon Musk X at alleged cases of manipulation of algorithm for foreign intervention purposes. National Genarmerie will be assigned to investigate the Paris Prosecutor’s Office Declare.

In a statement, the Paris Prosecutor Laure -Pico said that the investigation was looking at X as a legal entity, as well as the individuals who were not disclosed.

Within the scope of the investigation, it highlighted the following potential crimes: “changing the process” and “fraudulent extraction of data” for the automated data processing system “by an organized group.

Beccuau added that this step followed “verification and contributions from the French researchers and elements offered by various public institutions.”

In February, her office Open the initial investigation at X the next Reports It was created by the electronic crime department at the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the use of the alleged social network to manipulate the algorithm for foreign interference purposes.

These reports were submitted by an unprecedented senior official from a French public institution, which Described As director of cybersecurity, a member of Parliament, éric bothorel.

in statementPotoril welcomed the news of the investigation that moved forward, which said, “It comes at a time when the new Grok update is transferred to the dark side of the power, with a dominant content of it, and even nausea.”

On July 9, X took the AI Chatbot automatic account in non -connection to the Internet after spending on Tuesday afternoon payment Anti -Semitic novelsany It was not first. European Commission He is “in touch” with X on this particular topic He said, but Potoril’s concern is wider.

“I was convinced that the bias of information, which is particularly strong on the X platform, was serving Elon Musk’s political opinions, and that this could only be achieved through the algorithm tampering,” and the elected official mentioned.

Potoril said that he presented his report as a deputy, but also “a citizen who does not want Moscow, Silicon Valley, or anyone else to distort our democratic talks.” He praised “the work of the active public prosecutor’s office, especially his internet department, which is likely to need to be strengthened at a time when electronic threats continue to increase.”

As a Paris prosecutor, Picowo Coordination Pursupples related to the violation of the piracy forum. It also supervises The continuous judicial investigation of the telegram And its CEO, Pavel Dorov, who was Arrest To facilitate the alleged criminal activity on the platform. Dorov has since obtained the court’s approval Leave France DubaiBut the investigation continues.