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The European Commission (EC) has requested information from Elon Musk’s X regarding the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to users. The EC wants to determine how these algorithms may or may not be compatible with the Digital Services Act (DSA), imposes major obligations on online platforms operating on the block.
together with Germany a federal election In February, the German government accused Elon Musk of trying to do so affects the upcoming elections in favor of the extreme right AfD party. However, a A report in the Financial TimesThe commission says its latest appeal is not directly related to that.
The request Extends existing research on X activity EC started in 2023. The EC has now asked X to provide “internal documentation” about its recommendation systems and any recent changes the company has made to them. It also issued a “retention order” requiring X to keep a record of any future changes until the end of 2025.
In addition, EC requested access to some of X’s commercial APIs and technical interfaces.
