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The EU has taken on Musk
The EU regulator has requested access to internal documents and information about how the social network moderates and amplifies content.
The European Commission has demanded that American businessman Elon Musk fully disclose the latest changes in the algorithms of the social network X. This was reported on Friday, January 17, the Financial Times reports.
The European Commission’s expanded investigation is demanding that X hand over internal documents related to its recommendation algorithm. The Commission has also issued a “storage order” for all relevant documents related to how the algorithm might be changed in the future.
In addition, the EU regulator requested access to information about how the social network moderates and amplifies content.
It is noted that this move followed complaints from politicians in Germany that the X algorithm promotes far-right content ahead of the country's elections on February 23. At that time, Musk spoke out in support of the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, claiming that it would save Germany.
When asked whether the expanded investigation was a response to a controversial interview Musk gave last week with AfD co-chair Alice Weidel, a Commission spokesman said the new inquiry helped "us monitor the systems around all the events that are taking place."
According to him, this is "completely independent of any political considerations or any specific events."