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EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks


The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network X it opened back in December, under the bloc's online governance and content moderation rulebook the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network X it opened back in December, under the bloc’s online governance and content moderation rulebook: the Digital Services Act (DSA). On Wednesday the Commission said it has sent X a formal request for information (RFI) under the DSA seeking more details about aspects of the ongoing probe — which is looking into concerns about illegal content risks, manipulative design, shortcomings in ads transparency and platform data access for researchers. “It builds upon the evidence gathering and analysis conducted so far, including in relation to X’s Transparency report published in March 2024 and X’s replies to previous requests for information, which addressed, among others, mitigation measures for risks linked to generative AI.”

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