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'Ouest-France' becomes first French newspaper to stop posting on X

This file combination image of two pictures created on 10 October 2023, shows SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

French regional daily Ouest-France, the top-selling paper in the country, is the latest in a string of European publications to suspend posts on X, formerly Twitter. The social media platform is accused of enabling the spread of disinformation under its owner Elon Musk, an ally of US president-elect Donald Trump.

"We are not against social networks, we are simply asking for the application of the law" on X, Francois-Xavier Lefranc, chairman of the board of Ouest-France, told French news agency AFP on Tuesday.

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