BRUSSELS, Oct 13 — The European Commission said Thursday it is opening an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to determine if it has...
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Breton, the Commission’s self-styled “digital enforcer,” told AFP that Thursday’s move is about “protecting our citizens and democracies in offering users a safe environment and reliable sources of information — including in times of crisis.” Breton has sent similar letters of alarm to Mark Zuckerberg, boss of Facebook parent Meta, and on Thursday to TikTok and its CEO Shou Zi Chew.
Violations of the DSA can be met with mandatory remedial measures to halt such content, or fines that could go up to 6 per cent of a company’s global turnover, or potentially even steps to ban offending platforms from Europe.X is especially fixed in Brussels’ crosshairs because Musk, who bought Twitter for US$44 billion last year, has gutted its staff, including content moderators, in a bid to save money.
“Given that your platform is extensively used by children and teenagers, you have a particular obligation to protect them from violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos which are reportedly widely circulating on your platform, without appropriate safeguards,” Breton said.
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