Coverage dated December 17, 2023

EU Launches Investigation Of X For Potential DSA Violations

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The European Commission is looking into whether X, formerly Twitter, breached the Digital Services Act—the first such investigation since the law took effect this summer.

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  1. Forbes

    EU Launches Investigation Of X For Potential DSA Violations (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The European Commission is looking into whether X, formerly Twitter, breached the Digital Services Act—the first such investigation since the law took effect this summer.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The European Union is looking into whether Elon Musk's online platform X breached tough new social media regulations in the first such investigation since the rules designed to make online content less toxic took effect.

  3. France 24

    EU launches 'illegal content' probe into Elon Musk's X over Israel-Hamas war disinformation (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The EU announced "formal infringement proceedings" against Elon Musk's X platform on Monday, under a law cracking down on illegal online content, after identifying disinformation related to Hamas's October…

  4. The Daily Caller

    European Bureaucrats Launch Formal Probe Into Elon Musk’s X Over Not Censoring ‘Disinformation’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The European Union (EU) is launching a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X — formerly Twitter — over not censoring content sufficiently.

  5. Insider

    European Commission launches investigation into Elon Musk's X (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The commission launched "formal proceedings" against the platform on Monday, citing concerns over illegal content and disinformation.

  6. Al Jazeera

    EU investigates Elon Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    European Commission says platform breached content moderation rules under EU Digital Services Act.

  7. The Guardian

    X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services Act

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    European Union investigating Musk’s X (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    LONDON >> The European Union today made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content.

  9. Hiawatha World Online

    EU launches 'illegal content' probe into Elon Musk's X (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    The EU announced "formal infringement proceedings" against Elon Musk's X platform on Monday, under a law cracking down on illegal online content, after identifying disinformation related to Hamas's October 7

  10. Deadline

    Elon Musk’s X Being Investigated By European Union Over Disinformation & Transparency (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Elon Musk’s X could become the first platform to fall foul of the European Union’s new Digital Services Act. Ironically taking to X (formerly Twitter) this afternoon, European Union Dig…

  11. FOX Business

    EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X for alleged failure to counter illegal content, disinformation (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The European Union announced Monday it had opened formal infringement proceedings against X over its alleged failure to counter misinformation online.

  12. New York Post

    EU probes X for allegedly sharing illegal content, disinformation on Israel-Hamas (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The European Union has launched an investigation into whether Elon Musk’s X is complying with rules that require the social media giant to counter illegal content and disinformation The Europ…

  13. UPI

    EU launches investigation against X amid crackdown on misinformation (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The European Commission launched an investigation into the social media platform X as regulators accuse the company of not being transparent enough while failing to counter illicit content and disinformation in the bloc.

  14. Gizmodo

    Elon Musk's X Under Investigation for Spreading ‘Illegal Content’ on Israel and Hamas in EU (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Elon Musk claims X was built around free speech absolutism, but the European Union does not protect free speech like America.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    EU launches probe into Elon Musk's X platform – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    X, formerly Twitter, is suspected of having failed to counter illegal content and disinformation, an EU commissioner said about the infringement proceedings.

  16. CNN

    Elon Musk’s X faces new EU probe over illicit content (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The European Union has opened a formal investigation into X over its content moderation practices, a probe which could eventually lead to steep fines or other penalties under a new EU law.

  17. Variety

    Musk’s X/Twitter Target of EU Probe Into Whether It Broke European Law, Including With ‘Suspected Deceptive Design’ of Verified Blue Check Marks (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether Elon Musk's X violated the EU's Digital Services Act.

  18. Bloomberg

    EU Launches Formal Probe Into Musk’s X Over Illegal Content (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The European Union took the first formal steps against Elon Musk’s X over allegedly breaking rules on how it handled illegal content and disinformation, in the first such probe of a major online platform since the bloc’s Digital Services Act came into force this year.

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