EU Launches Formal Probe Into Musk’s X Over Illegal Content

La Unión Europea inició acciones formales contra la red social X por incumplimiento normativo

La Unión Europea anunció medidas legales contra la empresa X perteneciente a Elon Musk debido a presuntas infracciones de las normas comunitarias. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes) (GONZALO FUENTES/)La Unión Europea tomó las primeras medidas formales contra X, de Elon Musk, por presunto incumplimiento de las normas sobre gestión de contenidos ilegales y desinformación, en la primera investigación de este tipo a una gran plataforma en línea desde la entr…

EU to launch probe into Elon Musk’s X

The EU will launch an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media company X. The investigation is due to suspicion the company had been breaching its obligations to prevent the dissemination of illegal content in the EU. The probe could eventually lead to steep fines or other penalties under a new EU law. The probe falls under the Digital Services Act and will focus on the platform’s measures to tackle information manipulation. X’s community not…

European Commission launches formal proceedings against X over ‘illegal content’

Move does not prejudge investigation’s outcome, commission says - Anadolu Ajansı

EU opens formal inquiry against X, testing new digital rights laws

The investigation is the first application of the EU's Digital Services Act, which is meant to protect against misinformation and online harm.

EU opens formal probe of X

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon}   Technology     Technology   The Big Story  EU investigating X over potential violations of social media law The European Union (EU) has opened “formal proceedings” into X, formerly known as Twitter, to determine whether the platform violated the bloc’s new online regulations. © AP Photo/Noah…

EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X for alleged failure to counter illegal content, disinformation

The European Union has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X under its Digital Services Act (DSA).  European Commissioner Thierry Breton said the EU had opened a formal infringement proceeding against the platform formerly known as Twitter for suspected breach of obligations to counter illegal content and disinformation, suspected breach of transparency obligations, and suspected deceptive design of the user interface.…