Marine Tondelier Proposes a Ban on X in France
The leader of the Greens called for a ban on the social media platform X, which has been accused of spreading fake news through a biased algorithm, prompting a response from Elon Musk.
The short version
Marine Tondelier, a Green Party candidate in the French presidential election, has proposed banning the social media platform X in France. She accuses its algorithm of promoting misinformation, particularly during election season.
Marine Tondelier, national secretary of Les Écologistes, has called for a ban on the social media platform X in France.3,1 She justified her proposal by accusing X's algorithm of having a structural and daily impact on misinformation.3,1 Tondelier stated that X's algorithm has a "structural, daily, minute-by-minute" impact on misinformation.3,1
She also described X's algorithm as "rigged" and a source of fake news.1 Elon Musk responded to Tondelier by demanding that she be “silenced” for “betrayal of France.”3,2 Musk accused Tondelier of betraying France in his comments on X.2
“a structural, everyday impact, every minute”
“silence [Marine Tondelier] for treason”
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