EU looking into Elon Musk's ex for potential legal infractions on social media

 EU looking into Elon Musk's ex for potential legal infractions on social media

According to spokesperson Johannes Bahrke, the Commission will now look into X's systems and procedures in relation to any possible infringement, he said during a Brussels news conference.

In the first such probe since regulations aimed at lessening the toxicity of online material went into force, the European Union is looking into how Elon Musk's platform was targeted.

"We have commenced official legal action against @X in accordance with the Digital Services Act," European Commissioner Thierry Breton said on the site on Monday.

According to spokesperson Johannes Bahrke, the Commission will now look into X's systems and procedures in relation to any possible infringement, he said during a Brussels news conference. It doesn't affect how the probe turns out.

The inquiry will examine whether X, then known as Twitter, took sufficient action to stop the dissemination of illicit material and if countermeasures—specifically, its Community Notes feature Through—to counteract information manipulation were successful.

The EU will also examine into allegations that X misled researchers with its UI design, which includes its Blue Check subscription service, and if X was sufficiently upfront with them.

with a prepared statement, the business said, "X is committed to complying with the Digital Services Act and is cooperating in the regulatory process." It's critical that this procedure adhere to the law and continue to be free from political interference. Our mission at X is to safeguard free speech while fostering a welcoming and secure community for all users on our platform. We will keep working nonstop to achieve this aim.

After the EU's Digital Services Act went into force earlier this year, big digital corporations came under increased scrutiny. The EU threatened to levy penalties or impose fines of up to 6% of their worldwide sales, which could amount to billions of dollars.

The DSA is an extensive collection of regulations aimed at keeping users safe on the internet and stopping the transmission of dangerous information that either breaks the platform's terms of service or is unlawful, such material that promotes terrorism or child sexual abuse. similar to encouraging anorexia or genocide.

The European Union has previously designated X as the worst fake news website, and authorities have urged Musk, the platform's owner, to take more action to purge the phony content. Musk purchased X a year ago. The European Commission questioned Ax about its management of dangerous terrorist content, disinformation, and hate speech relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict when the crisis broke out.