JAKARTA - The European Union is considering expanding its investigation into Elon Musk's social media network, the X-platfom, for alleged violations of content moderation rules. This is known according to a Bloomberg News report on Monday, January 13, citing the head of the block's technology policy.
The EU began investigating X, formerly known as Twitter, at the end of 2023 for alleged violations of obligations, partly related to post-Hamas posts against Israel. This investigation is the first to be carried out under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).
"We are currently evaluating whether the scope of the investigation is broad enough," European Commission Vice President Henna Vikkunen told Bloomberg TV when asked about the ongoing investigation into X.
Supervision of the social media platform has increased in recent months after Musk, who is now an advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, began supporting far-right figures such as chancellor Alice Weidel of the Alternative Party for Germany ahead of the sudden elections on February 23.
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The European Commission is examining whether the conversations that were broadcast live between Musk and Weidel on platform X last week were unfairly strengthened, giving advantages to one of the political candidates, who could violate DSA rules, according to the report.
In July, EU technology regulators stated that X violated EU's online content rules and the blue ticks on the platform misled users. This prompted Musk to state that he was looking forward to "public fighting in court, so Europeans know the truth."
The investigation conducted by the European Commission, which was first issued under the DSA, lasted seven months. This rule requires large online platforms and search engines to be more active in dealing with illegal content and risks to public security.
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