Musk claimed that the EU-designed agreements were accepted by other platforms operating in Europe, but that he has rejected this deal. (Related: ‘Illegal secret deal:’ Musk claims European Union tried to blackmail X into censorship.)
On Friday, July 12, the EU used its Digital Services Act (DSA) against X, charging the platform of being in violation of EU regulations and threatening the company with disciplinary fines.
In response to these threats, Musk counterattacked by denouncing the DSA as a "canned misinformation" source. This attack then led to Musk disclosing that the EU had allegedly solicited him into agreeing to a deal that will allow the EU to censor content on X it does not approve of.
"The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: If we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not," Musk posted on his X account.
Musk did not reveal any additional details about the terms of the reported "secret deal."
EU claims X has duty to deal with "illegal content" on its platform
The EU denounced X for its lack of transparency and stated that social media platforms are bound to counteract "illegal content" along with "risks to public security" as per its regulations.
In addition, the EU claimed that it was dissatisfied with X's blue check system, considering it incompatible with the "industry practice."
"Back in the day, #BlueChecks used to mean trustworthy sources of information," posted European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton. "Now with X, our preliminary view is that: They deceive users, they infringe [on the DSA]. X has now the right of defense – but if our view is confirmed we will impose fines and require significant changes."
In case of non-compliance with EU's conditions, X could face consequences, along with a possible fine equivalent to six percent of its total worldwide turnover.
In a separate exchange on the platform, Musk threatened he would advance his case in court over the European Commission's charges.
The DSA, a group of sweeping regulations that holds platforms like with Facebook, YouTube and others liable for protecting European users and removing harmful content and misinformation, had taken effect in February.
The charges against X are the first to be released under the latest law, with infringements carrying heavy fines.
Musk's rough words were in reaction to a previous post from Margrethe Vestager, the outgoing Executive Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Competition.
"In our view, X doesn't comply with the DSA in key transparency areas. It misleads users, fails to provide adequate ad repository, and blocks access to data for researchers. It's the first time we issue preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act," Vestager wrote in her post.
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8 months ago
Musk's primitive-satanic games according to the pattern of the satanic "Protocols of the Elders of Zion"
This jewish-zionist = satanic piece of shit, Elon, and his Twitter/ X practice censorship along the lines of ADL & his/ X jewish CEO Linda Yaccarino: 1. “Lawful but awful” & 2. “Freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach”.
1.Tthis means that the X censors even what is lawful/ allowed if it doesn't suit these Jews personally. Their own taste counts, not the laws = Completely arbitrary.
2. And the second means: even what they must publish (because not even the most primitive justification is possible) ... they use algorithms etc. to ensure that such posts do not reach the broader circles = “You can post, but no one can see it”
Do you finally understand what these Jews from X are doing? And of all people, they criticize others for what they themselves do, so that you think that they are different/ do not practice censorship.
That is totally satanic-perverted and has been described in details in the satanic “Protocols of the Elders of Zion”, with other satanic practices regarding the media, politics, business life, social-life, etc.
It is (almost) unbelievable that all Jews, even in the so-called alternative media, use these and the same techniques worldwide. The “Kahal Organization”, therefore it is useful to also read “The Book of the Kahal”.
The Goyim can hardly/ cannot imagine such a global organizing of Jews, because traditionally they fight each other from time to time and have different concerns at other periods - which is also normal.
Elon-jewsky, satan-owsky, I personally will deal with your jewish-satanic soul - and you will not like it at all
Elon, how the normal children beat you in your youngest years etc. .... that was just an overture to the most terrible thing we will soon do to you - kurvu ti incestuoznu jevrejsko-sotonsku Majku JEBEM, Elon-jewsky!