France Has Also Joined Senewen Elon Musk In Coordinating The Internal Affairs Of European Countries

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot/PHOTO via Instagram @jeannoelbarrot

JAKARTA - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrit asked the European Commission to use existing laws in a more stringent manner.

This statement refers to Elon Musk, who has recently been in the spotlight of officials from a number of European countries because he is considered to be too involved in the affairs of other countries.

"The European Commission must strictly implement existing laws to protect our special space or not, and in this case the European Commission should consider giving capacity to do so again to EU member states, to France," Barrot said. January 8.

Previously, the spokesman for the Spanish government, Pilar Alegria, emphasized that social media platforms must be neutral and not interfere with the political affairs of other countries.

The Alegria pillar answers questions about a major argument between billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social messaging platform X, and European leaders such as British Keir Starmer and French Emmanuel Macron.

"We believe that this platform should always act with absolute and most importantly neutrality, without interference," he said at a press conference reported by Reuters, Tuesday, January 7.

A spokesman for the European Commission said on Monday that while Musk was free to express his views on European politics, X must comply with the rules in the EU Digital Services Act, requiring large online platforms to analyze and mitigate potential risks to the election process and civil discourse.

Meanwhile, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said he was worried that billionaire Elon Musk would interfere with the political issues of countries outside the United States.

Musk, a close person to US President-elect Donald Trump, last month supported Germany's anti-immigration party ahead of parliamentary elections in February 2025. Musk has also repeatedly commented on British politics while demanding Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign.

"I am worried that someone who has great access to social media and large economic resources will involve himself directly in the domestic affairs of other countries," Stoere told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, reported by Reuters, Monday, January 6.

"This is not what should happen between a democratic country and its allies," he added.

If Musk wants to engage himself in Norwegian politics, politicians in the country, continued Stoere, must collectively distance themselves from these efforts.