‘Israeli-Palestinian war’ investigation into Elon Musk’s X

The EU Commission announced that an official information request has been sent to platform X, formerly known as Twitter, under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The statement noted that the request was made following accusations received by the Commission regarding the dissemination of illegal content and disinformation, especially terrorism, violent publications and hate speech.

Recalling that X is classified as a “very large online platform” under the new EU digital rules that came into force in August, it was stated that prevention. of disinformation.

IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE DIGITAL SERVICES LAW

“The Commission is investigating X’s compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), including its policies and practices regarding the reporting of illegal content, complaint handling, risk assessment, and measures to mitigate identified risks,” the statement says. The expression was used.

The EU law, which came into force in August, imposed strict rules on major digital platforms.

The EU can impose fines of up to 6 percent of its global turnover on digital platforms that violate the rules. In case of repeated infringements, the activities of these digital platforms in the EU may be terminated.

Following the attack on Israel by Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the EU Commission determined that illegal content and disinformation containing violence was spread around the clock. The EU later issued a similar warning to Meta and TikTok. (AA)