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EU concerned by high disinformation rate on Musk's X platform

An "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, California. Getty Images via AFP - JUSTIN SULLIVAN

An analysis led by the European Union reveals that X, the online platform formerly known as Twitter, has the biggest proportion of disinformation of social networks, a top EU official said Tuesday. Owner Elon Musk is being urged to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation.

The analysis, carried out over three months in EU countries Spain, Poland and Slovakia, showed that X was falling far short of an EU code of practice on anti-disinformation standards, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said.

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