Europe orders Elon Musk’s X to submit documents on its recommendation algorithms

The European Commission (EC) said it has requested information from Elon Musk’s X about the algorithm that determines what content is recommended to users. The EC intends to determine how those algorithms may or may not comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes key obligations on online platforms operating across the bloc

Prepare for a Germany with Federal elections In February, the German government indicted Elon Musk It will affect the next election For the far-right AFD According to a party however Financial Times reportsThe commission says its latest request is not directly related to that.

D request Extends to an existing finding of X’s activity that EC restarts in 2023. Now, the EC has requested X to provide “internal documentation” on its recommendation systems, and the company’s recent changes to them. It issued a “retention order” requiring X to keep records of any future changes until the end of 2025.

Additionally, EC has requested access to some of X’s commercial APIs and technical interfaces.