The legal action from Arnault’s newspapers follows a ruling in their favour by a Paris judge in May.
The Paris judicial court ruled that X had two months to provide commercial data to the group of French publishers, which also included Télérama, Courrier International, Le Huffington Post, Malesherbes Publications and Le Nouvel Obs.
Arnault is taking the social media site to court as part of legal proceedings jointly brought by Le Parisien and Les Echos, the French daily newspapers which are owned by his luxury empire LVMH.Credit: Bloomberg
The newspapers said that X “has not…complied” with this decision so far, “thus demonstrating its invariable desire to evade its legal obligations”.
The group added: “The revenue from these rights, with the investment that it would enable its beneficiaries to make, is a boost to the plurality, independence and quality of the media, which are essential for freedom of expression and the right to information in our democratic society.”
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A European directive from 2019 allows newspapers, magazines or press agencies to be remunerated when their content is reused by digital giants.
X has been contacted for comment.
Telegraph, London
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