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Musk’s X faces disinformation probe in EU—first under new regulations
The European Commission opened a formal investigation into X on Monday, alleging the company has failed to combat the spread of disinformation and illegal content on its platform, the first probe of its kind by the bloc under new regulations targeting social media companies.