The European Union threatened X owner Elon Musk on Monday ahead of his interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, warning that he needs to censor potentially “harmful content” or else his company could be punished.
EU industry chief Thierry Breton said in his letter that the warning was being made because users on X promoted content on the social media platform about the disturbing events that have been unfolding in the United Kingdom surrounding migrants and large Muslim gangs.
“I am compelled to remind you of the due diligence obligations set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA),” Breton said. “As the individual entity ultimately controlling a platform with over 300 million users worldwide, of which one third in the EU, that has been designated as a Very Large Online Platform, you have the legal obligation to ensure X’s compliance with EU law and in…
