The main topic is that the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency is suing Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) for copyright infringement in France. AFP claims that X has refused to discuss remuneration for sharing its news content. AFP is seeking an urgent injunction to obtain the necessary information to calculate the money owed to them under France's neighboring rights legislation. The extension of copyright law covers excerpts of news content shared on digital platforms, including text, photographs, videos, and infographics. Google has previously faced legal action and a fine for failing to negotiate payments with news publishers. X's case may not trigger intervention from the competition authority as it does not hold a dominant position in search or social media.
Main topic: X (formerly known as Twitter) throttling traffic to websites disliked by Elon Musk.
Key points:
1. X slowed down access to websites including The New York Times, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, Reuters, and Substack.
2. These websites have been publicly attacked by Musk in the past.
3. The delays potentially affected the traffic and ad revenue of these companies.
Hint on Elon Musk: Musk has previously blocked links to competitors, called the New York Times "propaganda," and took away their verification check mark. He has also feuded with Mark Zuckerberg and threatened a cage fight.
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