150 bureaucrats against Musk: to make sure X doesn't break EU law

EU scrutinizes Musk's Platform X: afraid Musk's opinion will help elect the "wrong people"?

Tech tycoon Elon Musk's interview with German right-wing leader Alice Weidel on his platform X has been scrutinized by EU regulators. The EU seeks to ensure compliance with the Digital Services Act and focuses on whether X's algorithms are working somewhat to promote Weidel's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the German elections in February.

The European Commission is mandated to investigate X algorithms and internal communications, particularly if the platform promotes certain political content. Regulators can impose fines of up to 6% of global revenues or compliance measures^[1].

By restricting competitors' content, the Commission will assess whether X gives Weidel or Musk an undue algorithmic advantage. EU algorithm experts in Seville play a crucial role in this analysis.

Concerns have been raised about previous cases where Musk allegedly increased the value of his content.

Regulators face difficulties in gaining access to X data. The result could increase tensions between Europe and the US, where tech genius Musk has close ties with President-elect Donald Trump. Although a decision will not be taken immediately, EU officials have said they are committed to dealing with the case quickly.

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Up to 150 EU officials are promised to monitor Musk and Weidel, leader of the traditionalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, to check their conversations on the X platform for algorithmic breaches to gain an advantage over competitors.

EU bureaucrats in Brussels and Seville are working to ensure that Musk's platform complies with the Digital Services Act. This legislation gives them broad powers to check algorithms' performance and impact on content visibility.

E. Musk has increasingly come under criticism from liberal European politicians for his activities and opinion-forming within the Community. This is not to the liking of some of their declining stars, and so the whole X is being investigated^[2].

German politicians have already expressed concern about Musk's interference. Despite the uproar, some experts point out that not everything perceived as inappropriate is illegal, as the conversation between Musk and Weidel is an audio stream with no video and can be watched by all X users.

German Chancellor Scholz worries about Musk's support for the AfD

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reacted coolly to Elon Musk's criticism, but has expressed concern about the billionaire's support for the traditional right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. After the collapse of the coalition government, Musk called Scholz a "fool" and later endorsed the AfD in his publication, causing Scholz to worry.

Scholz stated that Musk's support for the AfD was more disturbing than comments, criticism or even insults directed at him. Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck also criticized Musk's interference in German politics, calling it a threat to democracy. However, one wonders whether a threat to democracy might not be another word for a threat to the current ruling elite.

So where do these algorithms lead if even Zuckerberg supports Trump?

And while European leaders are squabbling over how to lecture Musk, the defender of traditional values, the third John wins. That is why there was no public concern about the impartiality of Meta (Facebook) when its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, changed his tune with the change of government. Although it was one of the most restrictive platforms for freedom of expression in America under the Democrats' Joe Biden, when Trump returned to the White House, Zuckerberg decided to loosen the harsh censorship measures that had been in place until then^[3].

From now on, LGBTQ+ people will no longer be so protected, and it will be possible to speak out about them, even if they don't like it. The boundaries of "hate speech" have also been changed.

Nor did it occur to anyone to investigate Zuckerberg's ambitions when he decided to pay €100 million to the European Commission for the protection of LGBTQ people. Zuckerberg had no idea about the decision to support Trump. Even though he was blocked on the social platform during the last election, could it not be more evident that the whole of social media is acting under the mood of the new master?

And why don't any of them give a second thought to the contribution of the famous philanthropist George Soros to the whirlpool of world political events? Was it too convenient to keep quiet about it?

Or will the whole of Europe learn a lesson from the changing leaders in many countries, who are now hardly willing to continue to support the war in Ukraine, who are in favor of peace with the East, and who are convinced that there are only two sexes, male and female?