EU Issues Warning to Elon Musk Over ‘Illegal Content’

Elon Musk’s platform needs to take action against so-called ‘illegal content’ and ’misinformation' related to the Israel-Hamas war, an EU official wrote.
EU Issues Warning to Elon Musk Over ‘Illegal Content’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a file photo in 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
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A top European regulator demanded Elon Musk remove “misinformation” and “illegal content” about the Israel-Hamas conflict from the billionaire’s social media website, X.

Thierry Bretton, the European Commissioner for the European Union’s internal market, issued a warning to Mr. Musk last week in a letter that was posted X last week and accused the platform of not blocking posts around the conflict. He said that regulations about “illegal content” could lead to penalties, including a 6 percent reduction of the firm’s annual revenue.

Jack Phillips
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