Elon Musk's "X" is the subject of an official EU inquiry due to unlawful material

 Elon Musk's "X" is the subject of an official EU inquiry due to unlawful material

Thierry Breton revealed via a post on X that the European Commission has opened official infringement procedures against the firm, two months after issuing a warning over the management of hazardous information on its platform.

The microblogging site 'X', which is owned by Elon Musk, has been officially subject to infringement procedures by the European Union. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said that he has started legal actions after feeling that he had not fulfilled his duty to stop the spread of false information and unlawful material.

Two months after threatening legal action due to the manner the firm handled damaging information on its website, Thierry Breton revealed via a post on X that the European Commission has opened official infringement procedures against the business.

"We are starting official infringement procedures against @X today:

➠️ Possible breach of duty to counteract unlawful material and misinformation

➠️ #Apparent breach of transparency duties

➠️ Dubious and deceptive user interface design Bratton sent out a tweet.

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Elon Musk has previously said that, in reaction to a new internet platform law in the area, he is thinking of pulling the service out of Europe.

The EU now has more authority to take legal action against big digital firms for the way they manage material on their platforms according to the EU Digital Services Act.

The EU Code of Practice on Disinformation was introduced in 2018 and has around thirty signatories, including major players in the industry including Meta, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and TikTok.

Failure to comply may result in penalties of up to 6% of yearly sales or, in the case of persistent violations, banishment from the block.

Elon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, made the unilateral decision to withdraw from the EU's disinformation code in May of this year. The code unites the main social media platforms. But Bratton went on to say that social media sites "will continue to have obligations".

Ever after acquiring the social network