Thierry Breton, the EU Commission member responsible for digital services, sent a letter to Elon Musk, owner of the X platform, formerly Twitter. Breton, who shared the letter he sent on the
Reminding that the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes strict obligations on content, Breton stated that some content containing violence or terrorism should be removed as a result of warnings from the relevant authorities, and that they saw that these were not removed despite the warnings of the relevant authorities.
‘I ASK YOU TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE ANSWER WITHIN 24 HOURS’
Breton also noted that there were reports that many false and manipulated images and information were spread on the
For this reason, Breton requested that the X platform take the necessary precautions and provide information to its team about this, that the Breton said, “I request that you provide a quick, accurate and complete response to this request within the next 24 hours. We will add your response to our evaluation file regarding your compliance with the DSA. I would like to remind you that penalties may be imposed after a possible investigation is opened and non-compliance is detected.” he said.