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.
Wow if only there was another war where musk helped spread misinformation, but I guess it only matters when israel is affected.
Slava Ukrainia, Glory to the Heros
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.