The European Commission on Monday announced formal proceedings against X (formerly Twitter) for allegedly spreading illegal content related to the conflict in the Middle East, to prove whether there were violations of the new Digital Services Act.
“The European Commission has initiated a formal procedure to assess whether
Based on a preliminary investigation and data mentioned in
As the new Digital Services Act requires platforms to act in the face of this type of illegal content, moderating content and combating manipulation, the institution will now conduct “an in-depth investigation as a matter of priority” into the measures taken.
In concrete terms, Brussels will collect additional evidence and information and, if errors are proven, it may impose X sanctions.
Companies that fail to comply with this new legislation could face fines proportionate to their size, with larger companies subject to sanctions of up to 6% of their global turnover.
With 112 million monthly active users in the EU, X is the first target of formal proceedings under the new legislation.
Since the end of August last year and after a period of adjustment, the EU has become the first jurisdiction in the world to regulate digital platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, which will now be obliged to remove illegal content.
These obligations follow today’s entry into force of the EU Digital Services Act, within which the Commission has defined 19 very large online platforms, with 45 million monthly active users, that will have to comply with the new rules. including AliExpress, Amazon, Apple AppStore, Booking.com, Facebook, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube and Zalando.
They add two very large search engines, such as Bing and Google’s search tool.
The new Digital Services Law was created to protect the fundamental rights of online users and has become an unprecedented piece of legislation for the digital space that holds platforms accountable for illegal and harmful content, namely disinformation.
Source: DN
