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X CEO Elon Musk (r) and EU commissioner Thierry Breton (third from right) in the US earlier last year (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Landmark EU case to test Musk's X on toxic content

The European Commission, on Monday (18 December), launched an investigation into the X platform, formerly called Twitter, under new rules countering the spread of illegal content online.

The move, faster than many expected, marks the first formal proceeding under the brand-new Digital Service Act (DSA), which also opens the door for the EU executive to impose fines.

Notably, the first announcement of the EU's investigation was made public by the commission on X.

The probe f...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

X CEO Elon Musk (r) and EU commissioner Thierry Breton (third from right) in the US earlier last year (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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