GREED, POWER, MONEY — AND THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE IT FORM On influence, algorithms, and the names we are told not to connect.
GREED, POWER, MONEY — AND THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE IT FORM On influence, algorithms, and the names we are told not to connect. France has begun a formal investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. As part of that inquiry, French authorities have seized materials from X’s Paris offices to examine whether the platform’s algorithmic systems violate national or European law. Musk has responded publicly, calling the action politically motivated. At the same time, Spain is moving toward stricter rules governing large data platforms—particularly how algorithms amplify content and shape public discourse. That is the abbreviated synopsis. Those are the facts. What follows is not a claim of guilt, nor a declaration of conspiracy. It is an attempt to sit honestly with what these developments signal—and why they feel less isolated than we are encouraged to believe. I don’t think I’m the only one trying to ...
