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Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law - Insider

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Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is considering removing the service formerly called Twitter from Europe in response to a new internet platform regulation in the region, news site Insider reported on Wednesday.

Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law - Insider
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  • So apart from paywall, we now have even a singupwall, fck that. Could you please next time just prntscrn whole article? It's matter of 10s..

    • Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law - Insider Reuters October 19, 20232:36 AM GMT+2Updated 7 hours ago

      Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk attends the VivaTech conference in Paris Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Oct 18 (Reuters) - Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is considering removing the service formerly called Twitter from Europe in response to a new internet platform regulation in the region, news site Insider reported on Wednesday.

      The billionaire has discussed removing the app's availability in the region, or blocking users in the European Union from accessing it, a person familiar with the company told the publication.

      The European Union in August adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA), which sets forth rules for preventing the spread of harmful content, banning or limiting certain user-targeting practices, and sharing some internal data with regulators and associated researchers, among other things.

      X did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

      Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath

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