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The European Union is cranking up the heat on Elon Musk-owned X. Late Thursday, the Commission sent the company a formal request for more information -- The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, including terrorist and violent content and hate speech. Earlier this week, the EU warned X for failing to take action on illegal content on its platform after Saturday’s deadly attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation - The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, incl…::The European Union is cranking up the heat on Elon Musk-owned X. Late Thursday, the Commission sent the company a formal request for more information – The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, including terrorist and violent content and hate speech. Earlier this week, the EU warned X for failing to take action on illegal content on its platform after Saturday’s deadly attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

  • Iwasondigg@lemmy.oneEnglish
    514·
    1 year ago

    Does the EU have any jurisdiction? Elon doesn’t seem to care about this at all. I have a feeling there’s nothing they can do to him/Twitter. If they have no offices, servers, operations, bank accounts, etc. In the EU, there’s nothing they can do. They can fine him all they want.

    • paintbucketholder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      If Twitter is doing business and earning money in the European Union, then it has to abide by national law - just like any other business operating in the EU.

      In a scenario where Twitter doesn’t comply with the law, the European Union can fine Twitter, appropriate earnings from the European market, sue in the United States or invoke bilateral agreements, file for extradition, or shut down Twitter in the EU via IP ban and having the app removed from the various national app stores. Google and Apple will comply for their app stores, and European providers will comply regarding an IP ban. Some people might still be able to figure out how to access Twitter via sideloading and VPN, but it would effectively destroy Twitter’s business in the European Union.

      So yes, there’s a lot the EU can do.