{"title": "U.S. Justice Department Rejects French Request for Support in Inquiry Targeting Elon Musk's X Platform", "body": ["The United States Department of Justice has aligned itself with X, the social media service controlled by Elon Musk, amid an ongoing criminal inquiry in France. According to initial coverage from The Wall Street Journal, the DOJ described the French inquiry as an attempt to draw the U.S. into a politically motivated legal action intended to improperly control the operations of a social media company through prosecutorial means."], ["In July, French regulators initiated the probe into X, alleging interference with its algorithmic functions and unauthorized harvesting of data through deceptive practices. Subsequently, officials conducted a search of X's Paris headquarters and notified Musk, along with former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, to participate in questioning scheduled for April 20 in connection with the case. The Wall Street Journal further noted that the authorities are examining additional allegations against X, such as the spread of child sexual abuse material and denial of the Holocaust. Despite this, France's recent bid for cooperation from the DOJ has been firmly rebuffed."], ["The DOJ stated in a letter, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, that the probe aims to leverage France's criminal justice framework to oversee a venue for open discussion of views and perspectives in ways that conflict with protections under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution."], ["A representative from xAI expressed appreciation to The Wall Street Journal for the DOJ's decision to block the Paris prosecutor's push to require interviews with the company's CEO and various staff members. The spokesperson emphasized that no misconduct occurred and labeled the inquiry as unfounded."]}