Elon Musk, Europe

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.
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.
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
Elon Musk's vocal support for far-right puts him on collision course with European leaders
Elon Musk's outspoken support for Germany's far-right AfD party and far-right groups in UK has sparked widespread backlash across Europe - Anadolu Ajansı
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
Trump officially creates DOGE. His EO says its purpose is to upgrade the government's 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 ...
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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Elon Musk uses X to roast European leaders, promote the far right
WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on ... disinformation and illegal content under the EU's new Digital Services Act. The EU has historically acted much more stridently to ...
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MEPs call for debate on Elon Musk’s ‘abuse of social networks’
A request for debate by the S&D, the Parliament's second-largest group, significantly increases the likelihood that the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
EU plans to expand TikTok-like probe into Elon Musk-owned X
The European Union is expanding its investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform, X, for potential violations of ...
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EU has limited power to suspend Elon Musk’s X social media platform
X’s algorithm is said to amplify specific political viewpoints - especially those aligned with its owner. Read more at ...