France: General Directorate of National Gendarmerie opened investigation into X over suspected use of algorithm for foreign interference

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-07-09
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On 9 July 2025, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office referred a case to the General Directorate of the Nat…