European Commission opens proceedings to assess whether X violated the law on digital services

European Commission opens proceedings to assess whether X violated the law on digital services

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 18 2023, 01:10 PM • 37922 views

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against social network X to investigate potential violations of the Digital Services Act, focusing on the illegal distribution of content and manipulation of information.

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against social network X to find out whether it may have violated the Digital Services Act (DSA). This was reported on the website of the European Commission, UNN reports.

The evidence we now have is sufficient to formally launch a case against X. The Commission will thoroughly investigate X's compliance with the DSA to ensure that European citizens are safe online, as required by the regulation .

- said European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Margrethe Vestager.

Details

After the official opening of the proceedings, the Commission continues to collect evidence, for example, by sending additional requests for information, conducting interviews or inspections.

The proceedings will focus on whether X complies with the obligations of the Digital Services Act related to countering the distribution of illegal content in the EU, as well as whether the measures taken to combat the manipulation of information on the platform are effective, the measures taken by X to increase transparency and whether the user interface is not "misleadingly designed".

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