Paris’ public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.The latest legal development puts investigating judges in charge of the investigation and follows tech billionaire Musk’s failure to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning.The public prosecutor is requesting that judges place xAI-holdings-corp" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="123795" data-entity-type="organization">X.AI Holdings Corp, X-corp" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="9951" data-entity-type="organization">X Corp and xAI, as well as Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, under formal investigation.
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Paris public prosecutor opens judicial investigation into Elon Musk and X
Paris' public prosecutor has launched a judicial investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X. This investigation concerns allegations of algorithmic abuse and fraudulent data.
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Paris' public prosecutor has launched a judicial investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X. This investigation concerns allegations of algorithmic abuse and fraudulent data. The move places investigating judges in charge and follows Musk's failure to appear for questioning on April 20. Prosecutors are seeking to formally investigate X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp, xAI, Elon Musk, and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The investigation aims to examine the platform's practices and potential wrongdoing.
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The public prosecutor is requesting judges place X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp, xAI, Elon Musk, and Linda Yaccarino under formal investigation.
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Elon Musk failed to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning.
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The investigation is over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data.
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Paris’ public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk’s X social media platform.
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