The European Commission has decided to stop advertising on social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, over 'widespread concerns relating to the spread of disinformation,' according to an internal note obtained by POLITICO's Brussels Playbook.
X has been under growing scrutiny in Europe as a result of the bloc's new content moderation law, the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission, which enforces the law, in October sent a formal request for information to the company to explain how its handling of illegal content and disinformation connected to Hamas' October 7 attack complies with the DSA.
EU services can still use X to communicate through the many profile pages run by Commission services, Spinant said. But the communications department ordered a stop to the institution's paid advertising on the platform.
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