Elon Musk’s platform X needs to comply with the EU’s online platform rules, the Commission said. View on euronews

Elon Musk’s X is now facing a criminal investigation in France over serious allegations of algorithm manipulation.

Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems face obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are not enforceable until next year.

The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Friday that the investigation targets the X platform, a legal entity and some individuals, and had been assigned to the national gendarmerie.

Now that Elon Musk is no longer a special employee of the Trump administration, experts say there could be greater enforcement of the Digital Services Act against Musk’s social media platform, X.

The latest version of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so that it will sometimes search online for Musk's stance on an issue before offering up an opinion.