{"id":55682,"date":"2023-10-21T14:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/elon-musk-reportedly-eyeing-removal-of-twitter-x-from-europe-over-eu-regulations"},"modified":"2023-10-21T14:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T14:24:33","slug":"elon-musk-reportedly-eyeing-removal-of-twitter-x-from-europe-over-eu-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/elon-musk-reportedly-eyeing-removal-of-twitter-x-from-europe-over-eu-regulations","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Reportedly Eyeing Removal of Twitter\/X From Europe Over EU Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is considering removing his social networking service X (formerly known as Twitter) from Europe amid the European Union&#8217;s investigation into compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), US media reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the company.<\/p>\n<p>Musk is increasingly frustrated with having to comply with the EU&#8217;s regulation, one of the insiders told the media, adding that the entrepreneur has discussed the removal of the X application&#8217;s availability in the region or blocking users in the EU from accessing the app \u2014 the way Meta* is blocking users in Europe from accessing its Treads app.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has met with European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton at least twice this year about what X needs to do to comply with the regulations, but he has lost patience with the situation, the magazine cited one of the people as saying.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the EU adopted the DSA \u2014 a set of regulations aimed at creating a safer digital space across the EU, which requires online platforms to have effective and transparent systems for content moderation and remove false, misleading, or harmful information.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, the European Commission published a set of recommendations for member states to &#8220;coordinate their response to the spread and amplification of illegal content, such as terrorist content or unlawful hate speech,&#8221; to ensure compliance by online platforms with the DSA and enable its prompt enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Breton said last week the European Commission sent X a formal request for information, which he called &#8220;a first step in our investigation to determine compliance with the DSA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Musk and Breton had a spat after the commissioner said he sent a letter to Musk requesting a reply within 24 hours to claims that X is spreading illegal content and disinformation about the Israel-Palestine conflict. 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