EU Launches Formal Proceedings Against X for Potential DSA Violations

The investigation marks the first use of the Digital Services Act, with X's handling of disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war among the key issues under scrutiny.

• The European Union (EU) has launched formal proceedings against X, formerly known as Twitter, for potential violations of the bloc's new Digital Services Act (DSA).
• This marks the first formal proceedings under the DSA, which came into force in November 2022.
• The EU is investigating whether X breached the DSA in areas such as risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency, and data access for researchers.
• X, owned by Elon Musk, has been criticized for its handling of disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war.
• The DSA carries fines that can go as high as 10% of annual global revenue, posing a potential threat to X, whose revenue for this year is projected to be around $3.4 billion.

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