The European Union has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X under its Digital Services Act. The EU is investigating X for a suspected breach of obligations to counter illegal content and disinformation, a suspected breach of transparency obligations, and a suspected deceptive design of the user interface. The investigation will look into whether X failed to do enough to curb the spread of illegal content like hate speech or terrorism incitement on its platform.
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00:02 The European Union has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X under
00:06 its Digital Services Act. The EU is investigating X for suspected breach of obligations to counter
00:11 illegal content and disinformation, suspected breach of transparency obligations, and suspected
00:16 deceptive design of the user interface. The investigation will look into whether X failed
00:20 to do enough to curb the spread of illegal content like hate speech or terrorism incitement on its
00:24 platform. It will examine X's tools for flagging illegal material and adherence to content
00:29 restriction policies. X says it's committed to complying with the DSA and is cooperating
00:33 with regulars in that it maintains its goal to create a safe environment while protecting free
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