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Posted on July 21, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleParis prosecutors seek algorithm details from Musk's X amid a probe into data tampering and fraud, not private data access.
PARIS (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.
(Reporting by Makini Brice and Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Toby Chopra)
Paris prosecutors requested information about X's algorithm as part of a probe into organized gangs' possible tampering with automated data processing.
The office stated that 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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