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European Union targets Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, over the spread of illegal content on the platform - and whether it's doing enough to stop it.

One regulator warned the company earlier this year, indicating it needed to do more to handle disinformation.

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The European Commission has launched an investigation into the X platform, formerly Twitter, under new rules countering the spread of illegal content online.

Musk: "The Commission will now investigate Xs systems and policies related to certain suspected infringements," spokesman Johannes Bahrke told a press briefing in Brussels. "It does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation."

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

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

The European Union has 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. The investigation announced Monday will look into whether X, formerly known as Twitter, failed to do enough to curb the spread of illegal content. It also will see whether measures to combat “information manipulation,” especially through its crowd-sourc...

The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.

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.