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Cailianshe News, August 13 (Editor: Shi Zhengcheng)Late on Monday night Beijing time, former US President Donald Trump returned to the X platform (that is, Twitter during the "rise and fall depends on Trump" era) and posted several videos to promote his campaign and the upcoming interview with Musk (8 am Beijing time on Tuesday).

(Source: X)

At this critical juncture,EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, using the EU's Digital Services Act, asked Musk to address the problem of illegal content broadcast on the Internet, including speech inciting violence and hate, otherwise the social media platform will face fines and business restrictions.

"I am writing in the context of recent events in the UK and in relation to your plans to broadcast a conversation between a candidate for the US presidency of the United States and yourself on platform X," Breton wrote at the start of his letter.

Breton said:The agency is monitoring potential risks across the EU related to the dissemination of content that could incite violence, hatred and racism, which could be linked to major political or social events around the world, including debates and interviews in the context of elections.Therefore, the European Commission formally urged Platform X to take immediate measures to ensure the effectiveness of the company's system and report the measures taken to the EU competent authorities.

In response to the EU's request, Musk used an emoji with passionate swearing and sarcastically said that although he wanted to respond with this emoji, heI would never do something so rude and irresponsible.。

Linda Jacolino, CEO of Platform X, who used more polite words, criticized:Breton sought to extend a law that applies to Europe to U.S. political activity, and the EU official suggested that Europeans were unable to draw their own conclusions by listening to the conversation.

Obviously, the two leaders of Platform X have made their positions clear to the EU. Now it depends on what European regulators can take out of their toolbox.

In the letter, Breton warned Musk that he needed to pay attention to the due diligence obligations stipulated in the EU Digital Services Act, which requires social networks and streaming platforms to prevent the spread of hate speech and other harmful content on their platforms. Given that X platform has more than 300 million users worldwide, one-third of whom are located in the EU, the company is designated as a "very large online platform." The European Commission is also investigating whether X platform has violated the Digital Services Act.

The senior EU official also made it clear that the agency cannot ignore the spillover effects of content distributed by Platform X on the EU, even if it itself is a matter of another jurisdiction.

As a potential "toolbox", temporary measures that the EU could take include:Order Musk to change the recommendation system and strengthen monitoring of specific keywords or topic tags., and may impose penalties on the companyA fine of up to 6% of annual global income。