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Elon Musk’s X deceives users and breaches online content rules, EU says


Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, May 6, 2024.

David Swanson | Reuters

Elon Musk’s X is in breach of EU online content rules as the social media platform uses “dark patterns” to deceive users, the European Commission said Friday.

“X has now the right of defence — but if our view is confirmed we will impose fines & require significant changes,” EU industry chief Thierry Breton said in a post on X.

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