Agence France-Presse (Agence France-Presse) According to, It's working on social media platforms X (Formerly known as Twitter) File a copyright suit, To ensure they get paid for their news content.

Agence France-Presse says, The group applied to a court in Paris, Ask Elon．Maske (Elon Musk) Renamed after the company offered "Assessing the payment owed to AFP" Required data.

The AFP news agency announced the legal action in a statement. The agency said, It is seeking payment under EU intellectual property rules, This rule covers "Neighboring right" , Allow news organizations and publishers to seek payment from digital platforms for sharing their work.

France was the first in 2019 Eu countries that incorporated the rule into their national legislation.

Agence France-Presse says: "As a leading advocate of press adjacency, Agence France-Presse remains unwavering in its commitment to this cause. "

Agence France-Presse says, Legal action against Twitter "Consistent with this ongoing commitment" .

it "Appropriate legal action will continue to be taken with the relevant platforms, Ensure that the value generated by the sharing of news content is fairly distributed" .

Agence France-Presse said in a statement, X corporation "Categorically reject" Discuss with AFP copyright protections that allow news organizations to seek compensation from digital platforms.

Musk called the case in a tweet "strange" .

As advertising dollars are siphoned off by digital giants, The quality of journalism is declining, News companies have pushed for copyright reform in the European Union. (Be compiled from apnews. com)

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