Elon Musk, European Union

EU regulators take a hard look at Elon Musk and X
The Digital Services Act allows the EU to impose hefty fines and even block the platform.Under the Digital Services Act, Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, could face heavy penalties should investigators for the European Union find that he manipulated the site's algorithm in order to influence voters.
Europe orders Elon Musk’s X to submit documents on its recommendation algorithms
The European Commission (EC) says it has requested information from Elon Musk's X related to the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to
EU Steps Up Probe of Elon Musk’s X Ahead of Trump Inauguration
The European Commission has ramped up its investigation into Elon Musk’s X social network after the tech mogul criticized European governments in recent weeks, and just days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.
Europeans Rebuke Elon Musk's Proposal For 'MEGA: Make Europe Great Again': 'Stay Away From Europe'
Elon Musk's "Make Europe Great Again" slogan sparks backlash from European leaders, who criticize it as unwelcome interference and tone-deaf rhetoric.
Elon Musk says 'Make Europe Great Again' as he continues his push into European politics
Elon Musk continues to champion right-wing politics in Europe. Musk shared an X post on Saturday that invoked President-elect Donald Trump's world-famous campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again." "From MAGA to MEGA: Make Europe Great Again!
Musk pushes hard-right 'Make Europe Great Again' slogan amid EU inquiry
Elon Musk is continuing his campaign to promote the hard-right in Europe as the EU investigates X, his controversial social media platform. View on euronews
Disagreements with Elon Musk prompted Ramaswamy’s ‘DOGE’ exit
A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk alone at ...
Trump creates DOGE with an executive order. It says the unit's purpose is upgrading IT.
Trump on Monday signed an executive order to create Elon Musk's DOGE, with a mandate to improve federal IT systems.
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EU's legal weapon facing the heat from US big tech
For tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU's digital rules are a tool of censorship. - Is the law a tool of ...
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EU has limited power to suspend Elon Musk’s X
Suspending Elon Musk's X in the EU could be complicated ... impose this requirement,” he said, referring to the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) that came into ...
EU considers expanding probe into Musk’s X, says digital chief
Ms Henna Virkkunen says the EU is assessing whether Musk’s X social network breached its content moderation rulebook. Read ...
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Explainer-How Musk's interview with German AfD leader squares with EU laws
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Elon Musk's expected hosting of Alice Weidel ... of misinformation before next month's German ...
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EU Lawmakers Urge Brussels To Act Over Musk Interference
"We are writing to express our deep concerns about Elon Musk's interference ... examine the compliance of Musk's recent smear campaigns with the Digital Services Act," the lawmakers said.
Days after Musk live-streamed chat with AfD leader, EU steps up scrutiny of X
The European Commission stated on Friday that it will add extra stages to a probe that began in December 2023. That ...
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MEPs urge Commission to act on Musk's interventions
The European Commission has been asked urgently to assess whether alleged smear campaigns by X’s owner Elon Musk are in compliance with the Digital Service Act (DSA) and to act following its ...