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The European Union (EU) has formally opened an investigation into X<\/a>, the platform previously known as Twitter, to ensure it\u2019s complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA) following Hamas\u2019 attack on Israel in early October and subsequent Israeli air assault on Gaza. According to the request, this comes after \u201cindications received by the Commission services of the alleged spreading of illegal content and disinformation, in particular the spreading of terrorist and violent content and hate speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Earlier this week, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a letter to X owner Elon Musk<\/a> alleging that the platform is \u201cbeing used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The EU is requesting that X provide information related to its investigation by October 18th. Investigators are reportedly asking X on what the company\u2019s protocols are during crisis situations, according to the Financial Times<\/em><\/a>. In his letter from earlier this week, Brenton noted the media has widely reported misleading imagery on X that includes previous armed conflicts as well as doctored ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The probe at X is the first under the new DSA, the Financial Times says. Under the law<\/a>, tech giants like Meta, Google, and Amazon, which operate \u201cvery large online platforms\u201d with millions of users, can be held liable for content that\u2019s illegal in the EU. The commission could, in serious cases, impose fines of up to six percent of global revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n