The eu has enlarged its recruitment this time! The era of saying that it is too big to supervise is over!

According to reports, on December 18th, the European Commission announced the official launch of an investigation on social platform X (formerly known as Twitter), alleging that it may have violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) of the European Union and spread illegal content in the context of the conflict between Hamas and Israel. This marks the first time that the European Commission has initiated formal procedures in accordance with the Digital Services Law.

The basis of the investigation includes that X has aroused the concern of the European Commission on the dissemination of illegal content and false information, especially on issues involving terrorism, violence and hate speech. The Committee will focus on X’s performance in combating illegal content dissemination within the EU, the effectiveness of information manipulation measures, the measures taken to improve transparency and whether the user interface design is deceptive.

Since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out, X has received inquiries from the European Commission about spreading illegal content and false information, especially about terrorism, violence and hate speech.

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he has reduced the company’s trust and security team, completely reformed the account verification system, allowed anyone to buy the “blue verification” service, and restored many previously banned accounts, including some far-right elements and conspiracy theorists.

Thierry Bredon, a member of the Committee, said that the initiation of this formal lawsuit marked the end of the regulatory era for large online platforms that were considered “too big to be regulated” after the implementation of the Digital Services Law. X, on the other hand, indicates that it is still committed to complying with the Digital Services Law and willing to cooperate with the regulatory process.

It is worth noting that as early as April 25th this year, the European Commission listed 17 online platforms as “very large online platforms”. In addition to X, the VLOP list also includes 16 other platforms and two search engines, such as Facebook and Instagram of Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google Search and Apple App Store. They are required to strictly abide by the relevant provisions of the Digital Services Law within four months after issuing the notice.

The European Commission indicated that the next step would be to collect evidence, for example, by sending requests for additional information, conducting interviews or inspections, and possibly taking temporary enforcement action against X.. The Digital Services Law does not set any statutory time limit for ending formal procedures.

The eu has enlarged its recruitment this time! The era of saying that it is too big to supervise is over!

According to reports, on December 18th, the European Commission announced the official launch of an investigation on social platform X (formerly known as Twitter), alleging that it may have violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) of the European Union and spread illegal content in the context of the conflict between Hamas and Israel. This marks the first time that the European Commission has initiated formal procedures in accordance with the Digital Services Law.

The basis of the investigation includes that X has aroused the concern of the European Commission on the dissemination of illegal content and false information, especially on issues involving terrorism, violence and hate speech. The Committee will focus on X’s performance in combating illegal content dissemination within the EU, the effectiveness of information manipulation measures, the measures taken to improve transparency and whether the user interface design is deceptive.

Since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out, X has received inquiries from the European Commission about spreading illegal content and false information, especially about terrorism, violence and hate speech.

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, he has reduced the company’s trust and security team, completely reformed the account verification system, allowed anyone to buy the “blue verification” service, and restored many previously banned accounts, including some far-right elements and conspiracy theorists.

Thierry Bredon, a member of the Committee, said that the initiation of this formal lawsuit marked the end of the regulatory era for large online platforms that were considered “too big to be regulated” after the implementation of the Digital Services Law. X, on the other hand, indicates that it is still committed to complying with the Digital Services Law and willing to cooperate with the regulatory process.

It is worth noting that as early as April 25th this year, the European Commission listed 17 online platforms as “very large online platforms”. In addition to X, the VLOP list also includes 16 other platforms and two search engines, such as Facebook and Instagram of Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google Search and Apple App Store. They are required to strictly abide by the relevant provisions of the Digital Services Law within four months after issuing the notice.

The European Commission indicated that the next step would be to collect evidence, for example, by sending requests for additional information, conducting interviews or inspections, and possibly taking temporary enforcement action against X.. The Digital Services Law does not set any statutory time limit for ending formal procedures.