Due to misinformation, the EU opens a formal inquiry against Elon Musk's ex

 Due to misinformation, the EU opens a formal inquiry against Elon Musk's ex

Researchers claim that since the firm implemented new regulations, there has been a rise in inflammatory material on the site, which has forced advertisers to cut down on their advertising.

On Monday, the European Union said that it was opening a formal inquiry into Was, the social networking site owned by Elon Musk.

The investigation is maybe the largest regulatory action taken against X so far after it reversed its content control guidelines following Musk's acquisition of the Twitter service last year. Researchers claim that since the firm implemented new regulations, there has been a rise in inflammatory material on the site, which has forced advertisers to cut down on their advertising.

With the passing of the Digital Services Act last year, the EU is using the jurisdiction for the first time after X. The bill grants authorities broad new authority to compel social media firms to screen their platforms for hate speech, false information, and other stuff that divides people.

The executive branch of the 27-nation union, the European Commission, has indicated that it intended to investigate X's business practices further. Following the outbreak of the Israel–Gaza war, authorities on X began a preliminary inquiry into the dissemination of "terrorist and violent content and hate speech" in October.

The Commission's executive vice-president in charge of digital policy, Margrethe Vestager, said, "The evidence we have is enough to formally initiate proceedings against X.”