The European Commission is intensifying its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, requesting internal documents about its algorithms and content moderation practices. This comes amidst mounting pressure on the EU to address Elon Musk's increasingly vocal involvement in European politics, which has sparked controversy and concerns about platform manipulation.
The EU has come under growing pressure to take action after a series of forays by Musk into European politics.The EU has come under growing pressure to take action after a series of forays by Musk into European politics.The European Commission has asked X to hand over internal documents about its algorithms, as it steps up its investigation into whether Elon Musk ’s social media platform has breached EU rules on content moderation .
The EU has come under growing pressure in recent weeks to take action after a series of interventions by Musk into European politics. Musk, who will be a part of Donald Trump’s administration in the US, has angered many on the continent with attacks on its leaders as well as expressions of support for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party.
The commission played down reports this week that it was reviewing its investigations against big tech companies, stressing that they were continuing as normal and Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws. As well as its request for information on X’s recommender systems and any recent changes by 15 February, the three-pronged investigation has also issued a “retention order” obliging the platform to preserve internal documents and information regarding future changes to the design and functioning of the recommender algorithm between 17 January and 31 December unless the commission’s investigation concludes before the end of the year.
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