Macron’s flattery
Musk has yet to support Marine Le Pen and the French extreme right. But President Macron, who, like Germany’s Scholz, is politically vulnerable and facing domestic turmoil, is desperate to support him.
He, along with President Trump, have been urging tech entrepreneurs to attend a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris next month. The pair’s appearance at the recent reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral was a diplomatic coup for Macron.
“President Trump doesn’t seem to regard Paris with the same disdain as he does the EU or Germany,” said a Republican foreign policy expert working with Trump’s transition team. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the team’s internal thinking. “Macron can take comfort in the fact that he is not Scholz.”
But what’s making Macron’s life difficult is the European Commission continuing to investigate whether X complies with intelligence rules.
The microblogging site was found to be in violation of the EU’s landmark content moderation law, the Digital Services Act, due to the deceptive design of its “verified” badge and lack of transparency for researchers.
The jury is still out on potential violations by
