Dor several weeks, Elon Musk, through the social network Actions that can be described as interference and which should not be taken lightly.
Elon Musk's comments would obviously not have the same impact if he himself were not the owner of the social network globalized communications infrastructure. However, none of our countries currently have a similar platform or infrastructure.
Despite the numerous warnings issued in recent years, the European Union (EU) has failed to establish a clear economic strategy in the digital sector, revealing itself incapable of helping the emergence of leading players, the only ones who would be capable to compete with American or Chinese companies, even though these services are used on a daily basis by all of our fellow citizens.
As Elon Musk's inappropriate interventions show, this European deficiency in digital matters is translating into a dramatic deterioration of media diversity, public debate and democratic participation, to the detriment of all our citizens.
And while several factors further aggravate this situation. Regarding Elon Musk, first of all, the fact that in a few days he will become one of the members of the Trump administration and that he would not have hesitated to manipulate X's algorithms to increase the visibility of its own messages and those of its supporters, all without any transparency.
Incomprehensible and unacceptable situation
Then comes the difficulty for any new entrant to exist in the face of the ultra-dominant position of these platforms, which have become real communications infrastructures. Despite their regular condemnations under competition rules, they continue to have an open table in access to public and private markets within the EU, even though it is obvious that the rules of the game are distorted between them and European actors.
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Source: Lemonde