Paris prosecutors ask police to join investigation of Elon Musk’s X

A French probe into Elon Musk‘s social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had enlisted police to investigate suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by the company or its executives. The move adds to the pressure on Musk, a former ally of U.S. President Donald Trump who has accused European governments of attacking free speech and has also voiced support for some of the region’s far-right parties.

French police could conduct searches, wiretaps and surveillance against Musk and X…