Washington, Aug. 2 -- The United States has strongly condemned France's criminal investigation into social media platform X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, calling it an act of "foreign censorship," France 24 reported.

In a statement posted on X, the US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor said, "As part of a criminal investigation, an activist French prosecutor is requesting information on X's proprietary algorithm and has classified X as an 'organized crime group.'"

It added, "Democratic governments should allow all voices to be heard, not silence speech they dislike. The United States will defend the free speech of all Americans against acts of foreign censorship."

According to France 24, the cybercrime pr...