France: General Directorate of National Gendarmerie investigation into X over alleged use of algorithm for foreign interference
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
09 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
France
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
General Directorate of National Gendarmerie opened investigation into X over suspected use of algorithm for foreign interference
On 9 July 2025, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office referred a case to the General Directorate of the National Gendarmerie for investigation into alleged foreign interference involving the algorithm of X (formerly Twitter). The referral follows reports fr…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body