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EU opens new probe into Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images Move follows explosion of sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children.

EU opens new probe into Elon Musk’s X following Grok sexual images
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We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Link to full statement: link.europa.eu/NtMX4K

Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

A milestone in DSA enforcement 🎉

The Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching the DSA, regarding:

1) the deceptive design of ‘blue checkmarks’,

2) the lack of transparency of the ad repository,

3) the failure to provide researchers access to public data.

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Organisers estimate a crowd over 200,000 people.

We're pleased to announce the launch of our new Community Notes Dashboard – a state-of-the-art, interactive platform that delivers deep insights into the evolution and distribution of Community Notes on #X

A purple graphic with the European Commissionlogo and the text "DIGITAL SERVICES ACT" in large white letters. Below that, it reads "Formal proceedings opened against TikTok on election risks." There are seven yellow stars arranged in a circle around the text. Each star has a symbol inside it: a bell, a padlock, a document with a magnifying glass, a checkmark, a crossed-out face, a no symbol, and an ad symbol.

Today, we have opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act regarding its obligation to assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to election integrity, notably in the context of the recent Romanian presidential elections.

More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY

Abusing women in politics — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH Instagram failed to act on 93% of abusive comments targeting women politicians, a new study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate finds.

📢 Instagram is failing women candidates & politicians in the US.

Our findings show that the platform failed to act on 93% of the abusive comments we reported – including death & rape threats.

Find out more 👇
counterhate.com/research/abu...

European Commission - Have your say European Commission - Have your say

To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:

ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...