Elon Musk’s X calls French probe ‘a politically-motivated criminal investigation’; says won’t cooperate

Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) said it will not cooperate with a French probe allegedly accusing it of data tampering. According to news agency Reuters, the company accused French prosecutors of launching a “politically-motivated criminal investigation” which, it claims, threatens its users’ free speech. Denying all allegations against it, X said that it would not cooperate with the probe. Sharing a post via its Global Government Affairs account, X said “Based on what we know so far, X believes that this investigation is distorting French law in order to serve a political agenda and, ultimately, restrict free speech”.

“For these reasons, X has not acceded to the French authorities’ demands, as we have a legal right to do,” the post added.