Musk's X denies French allegations of fraudulent data extraction, algorithm abuse
"French authorities have requested access to X's recommendation algorithm and real-time data about all user posts on the platform in order for several 'experts' to analyze the data and purportedly 'uncover the truth' about the operation of the X platform," X said, adding that they denied the demands since they "have a legal right to do."
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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