The EU is urging Elon Musk to address rampant disinformation on X, formerly known as Twitter. The European Commission, an executive body of the EU, conducted a six-month study on the circulation of fake news across social media platforms.
Chief among them was X, which was reported to have the highest rate of disinformation. Researchers considered discoverability, a term referring to the ratio of disinformation shown among “sensitive content.” They also took note of account engagement and the overall number of users on a platform.
When it comes to disinformation, “Twitter has the highest discoverability,” the report read.
X notably decided to leave the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation back in May. Since then, the app has rolled out its own user-run fact-checking system called Community Notes.
“Mr Musk knows he is not off the hook by leaving the code of practice,” European commissioner Věra Jourová said in a speech.
“There are obligations under the hard law. So my message for Twitter/X is you have to comply. We will be watching what you do.”
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