EU Is Bystander in Musk’s X Drama as Powers Yet to Kick In
- Bloc can’t wield fines under new DSA until next year
- Commission halts advertising on X but will still post on site
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The European Union enacted a slew of new rules earlier this year to fight the kind of hate speech and disinformation that officials say is rife on Elon Musk’s X platform, but the bloc isn’t able to enforce them yet.
The EU’s main tool to clamp down on objectionable content, the Digital Services Act, went into effect on Aug. 25, but the bloc won’t be able to impose fines or other penalties on social media platforms for violations until next year at the earliest.