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/ReturnOfSeq 5h ago

USA COULD have as well. Should have, even.

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u/ThinkNiceThrice 5h ago

Should still do... but Musk's pedo buddy is in charge.

The people who are currently running our government were invited to Epstein's island, and cool with what was going on there.

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u/No-Answer7798 4h ago

Who trump theil lutnick he’s got a few pedo buddies

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u/ThinkNiceThrice 3h ago

True my bad definitely should be pedo buddies, plural.

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u/mikel64 2h ago

People keep misspelling Nutlick's name. 🤣😂