A European regulator has issued Elon Musk a stern warning about the spread of illegal content and disinformation on X, formerly known as Twitter, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Failure to comply with the European regulations around illegal content could result in fines worth 6% of a company’s annual revenue.

Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, said in a letter addressed to Musk on Tuesday that his office has “indications” that groups are spreading misinformation and “violent and terrorist” content on X, and urged the billionaire to respond within a 24-hour period.

The letter comes after numerous researchers, news organizations and other groups have documented a rise of misleading, false and questionable content on X, creating confusion about the current conflict.

  • Deiskos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wow if only there was another war where musk helped spread misinformation, but I guess it only matters when israel is affected.

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      1 year ago

      This is referring a law that came into effect way after the invasion of Ukraine, this July.

      Russian misinformation was already covered and Musk / Twitter specifically has been under investigation for it.

      Also, Ukrainians / Russians aren’t causing public disturbances across Europe right now while Mulims / Jews and their sympathizers are.