Enforcers of the European Union’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), said on Thursday they were closely monitoring Elon Musk-owned social network disinformation campaign on Twitter.
The group has been formally investigating take any sanctions.
Musk yesterday respond personally A post on X by right-wing political influencer Ian Miles Cheong was amplified by an attempt to link the shooting to his suggestion that Fico rejected the World Health Organization’s pandemic preparedness plan.
As part of a background briefing held by the EU to discuss the two Meta DSA investigations announced by the EU earlier today, a senior European Commission official who was asked to respond to the development in a media interview confirmed that they are monitoring the content on the platform and analyze whether there is “any additional evidence” about the effectiveness of X’s disinformation mitigation measures – providing the basis for the EU’s ongoing investigation.
Reminder: Violations of the DSA can result in fines of up to 6% of global annual turnover, so Musk’s penchant for spammy posts could end up costing the company dearly, namely throughout the regulatory enforcement cycle.
Grok Election Watch
Also on Thursday X announced Power users in the EU can finally type on Grok, Musk’s generative AI chatbot. ).Musk release Briefly promoting the development, writing in caveman fashion: “Grok is now available in Europe.”
It turns out that Grok is also on the EU DSA watch list: a senior European Commission official said today that the EU “is in close contact with X regarding the launch of Grok”.
The official said that X had delayed the rollout of some Grok features in the region until after the upcoming European Parliament elections, but did not specify which features had been disabled. We have contacted the Commission for clarification.
“X has delayed the rollout of some Grok features until after the election,” the official told reporters. “I think it’s their recognition that, in the context of continued investment, some of these features may be risky in the context of civic discussion and elections.”
We also contacted X about Grok’s launch in the EU, but as of press time, it had not responded to our questions.
