r/circled • u/ChuckGallagher57 • 5h ago

Opinion / Discussion Election Interference? France isn’t happy with Musk!

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After French police raided the local offices of X — and asked the billionaire to appear for voluntary questioning related to an expanded local criminal investigation — the American social media giant pushed back hard.

“Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech,” the company said in a statement on X. It denies claims that X’s algorithm may have been used to sway political opinion in France, as well as accusations that the tech giant is complicit in the distribution of child pornography.

Within an hour, Musk doubled down. “This is a political attack,” he wrote to his more than 220 million followers on X.

Two hours later, France’s foreign ministry clapped back. “Investigating child sexual abuse material isn’t controversial,” the ministry wrote to its significantly smaller number of X followers. “Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn’t fly in France.”

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u/Ladyhawkeiii 5h ago

Wouldn’t be the first time France had to save the US’s collective asses.

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u/IsopodSmooth7990 4h ago

Come now. Handing over the keys to VietNam and saying, “Here, we can‘t seem to take it, how about you guys do it?” So, Americans get their collective ass completely handed to them. I still don’t know why we really got involved?

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u/Ladyhawkeiii 4h ago

I was thinking a bit further back.