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David Meyer

Is Xexit nigh? Elon Musk denies talking about pulling X from the EU, but he may not have a choice

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Back in 2012, the convention of giving scandals names with a “-gate” suffix reached its inevitable nadir when a U.K. government minister swore at a police officer guarding the main gate at Downing Street, thus giving birth to “Gategate.” So, with Brexit having had a similar impact on the English language as Watergate once did, should we be shaking our heads at…Xexit?

According to Insider, Elon Musk has discussed pulling X out of the European Union because of its new Digital Services Act, which is partly concerned with forcing big online platforms to crack down on disinformation. Musk strenuously denied the report in an X post this morning, calling it “utterly false.”

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