French minister accuses Elon Musk of ‘online harassment campaigns’ against European leaders

Jean-Noël Barrot criticises X owner in speech attacking foreign efforts to destabilise country before 2027 election France’s foreign minister has accused Elon Musk of using his social media platform to orchestrate “massive online harassment campaigns” against European leaders, as he took aim at foreign efforts to destabilise the country before next year’s presidential election. Speaking at an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development conference on Tuesday, Jean-Noël Barrot pointed to the role that social media had come to play in the global battle over democracy. “The forces…