EU considers increasing probe into Musk’s X, Bloomberg Information says

(Reuters) – The European Union is contemplating increasing its investigation into whether or not Elon Musk’s social media community X breached its content material moderation rulebook, Bloomberg Information reported on Monday, citing the bloc’s tech coverage chief.

The EU began investigating X, previously Twitter, in late 2023 over suspected breaches of obligations, partly regarding posts following Hamas’ assaults on Israel, its first probe below the EU’s Digital Providers Act, or DSA.

“We’re presently assessing if the scope is giant sufficient,” European Fee Vice President Henna Virkkunen advised Bloomberg TV when requested concerning the ongoing X probe.

The bloc’s scrutiny into the social media platform elevated in current months as Musk, now an adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, began endorsing far-right personalities resembling chancellor candidate Alice Weidel from the Different for Germany social gathering, forward of the nation’s Feb. 23 snap elections, in accordance with Bloomberg.

The fee is analyzing whether or not a live-streamed dialog between Musk and Weidel on X final week was unfairly boosted to provide a politician a bonus, in violation of the DSA, the report stated.

Each X and the European Fee didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark.

In July, EU tech regulators dominated that X breached European Union on-line content material guidelines and its blue checkmark deceives customers, which led to Musk saying that he regarded ahead to a “very public battle in courtroom, in order that the folks of Europe can know the reality.”

The fees by the European Fee, the primary issued below the DSA, adopted a seven-month-long investigation. The foundations require very giant on-line platforms and serps to do extra to deal with unlawful content material and dangers to public safety.