EU opens investigation into Musk's X over Israel-Hamas war misinformation

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, is being investigated by the European Union over allegations that it breached Europe's highly restrictive laws on online speech while addressing misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The European Commission announced on Monday that it was opening an investigation into whether X had broken the Digital Services Act, which holds Big Tech companies accountable for "harmful and illegal" content and requires transparency about content moderation and algorithms. The investigation will look specifically into "the dissemination of illegal content in the context of Hamas's...