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Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter
PUBLISHED TUE, OCT 10 20233:56 PM EDTUPDATED WED, OCT 11 20232:33 PM EDT
Jonathan Vanian
@JONATHANVANIAN

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/10/elon-musk-warned-about-misinformation-violent-content-on-x-by-eu.html

KEY POINTS
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, said in a letter addressed to Musk on Tuesday that his office has “indications” that groups are spreading misinformation and “violent and terrorist” content on X, and urged the billionaire to respond within a 24-hour period.
The letter comes after numerous researchers, news organizations and other groups have documented a rise of misleading, false and questionable content on X, creating confusion about the current conflict.
Failure to comply with the European regulations around illegal content could result in fines worth 6% of a company’s annual revenue.