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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelvin Chan

Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says

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A top European Union official said Tuesday that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation.

Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, much of it coming from Russia, which is using social media to wage a “war of ideas" against democracy, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said.

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