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New reports point out that Elon Musk might block X users in Europe from accessing the platform. This is coming after the platform came under the EU’s radar on how they handled disinformation coming from the Israel-Hamas conflict. So, instead of fixing the issue on the ground, Musk might attempt to take the shortcut and block Europeans from the platform altogether.
In recent weeks, there has been a ton of disinformation from both parties on the Israel-Hamas content. The EU noticed such misleading information on the sad events and reached out to Elon Musk to control the spread of such information. There was also some pressure on X to give details on how it is fighting against the spread of disinformation on its platform, hence protecting unsuspecting users.
Failure on X’s part to fix this issue and keep things in check might result in penalties from the EU. Regardless of this looming possibility, Elon Musk doesn’t seem to care and might be planning a sneaky move. Instead of fixing his platform’s disinformation problems, the billionaire might be planning to block X users in Europe from accessing the platform.
Disinformation on X is a real problem, as the EU points out, but Musk’s fix might be to restrict access to X users in Europe
Musk’s plan to block X users in Europe from the social media platform might come as a result of various EU regulations. The social media owner seems to be fed up with having to comply with these regulations set on his platform. Most of these regulations are in the EU Digital Service Act, and the region’s government expects social media platforms to comply with its regulations.
Some of these regulations go against Elon Musk’s plans to make X the Everything app. After taking over the platform, Musk set the agenda to let users air their minds freely. Most users are now taking full advantage of this freedom X gives them, using it to spread lies on various topics.
In recent times, users on X have been bombarded by various misleading information on the Israel, Hamas conflict. Some video posts on X show what is going on in the affected areas with misleading context. In some cases, certain ill-meaning users post clips from video games, claiming that they are recordings of attacks.
With the influx of all this misleading information to X, the platform is losing its credibility. However, this doesn’t seem to move Elon Musk, as he still hopes to make X a hub where everyone can share their thoughts freely. Instead of fixing the disinformation issue on the X platform, the billionaire might opt to block users in the European Union from accessing the platform.
By doing this, he will no longer be accountable to the EU for content users post on X. If Elon’s plans pull through, then X users in the European Union regions will be blocked from the platform. This action will be sad and will in no way solve the disinformation issue the platform is facing.