Agence France-Presse files lawsuit against Elon Musk's X social media platform

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00:00 A trans-France press has filed a lawsuit in Paris against Elon Musk's ex-social media platform.

00:06 AFP accused Musk's site, formerly known as Twitter, for its clear refusal to enter into discussions

00:12 in accordance with the neighboring rights policy, despite the distribution of AFP's content.

00:18 Said copyright rule was enacted by France in 2019,

00:21 compelling large online platforms to deal with publishers seeking remuneration for news content.

00:27 Musk hit back at a French news agency in an ex-social media post, saying it is bizarre.

00:33 They want ex to pay AFP for traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue.

00:39 Other platforms like Meta's Facebook has already signed agreements with French publishers,

00:44 while Google has committed to resolve its dispute with AFP after getting fined 500 million euros

00:51 for failing to comply with the order.

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