X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules

X has said it does not qualify as an important gateway between businesses and consumers in the EU.

By Reuters | Updated: 14 September 2024 12:11 IST

X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules

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X's bigger challenges are with the EU's newly adopted Digital Services Act (DSA)

Highlights

X might not be affected by the EU's stringent Digital Markets Act
The European Commission began probing X in May
X currently faces several DSA investigations in the EU

Elon Musk's X social media platform is unlikely to be subjected to landmark EU tech rules which aim to rein in the power of Big Tech because it does not meet the rules' gatekeeper criteria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

The European Commission in May opened an investigation into X after the company rebutted earlier indications that it may have to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which imposes a list of dos and don'ts on Big Tech.

X has said it does not qualify as an important gateway between businesses and consumers.

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Under the DMA, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and 75 billion euros ($83 billion) in market capitalisation are classified as gatekeepers. They must make their messaging apps interoperable with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices. They are also not allowed to favour their own services over rivals' or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps.

The commission, which had said it would wrap up its investigation within five months, declined to comment.

X's bigger challenges are with the EU's newly adopted Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires big online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful online content or risk fines of as much as 6% of their global annual turnover.

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X is the target of several ongoing DSA investigations.

Bloomberg was first to report on X likely to avoid the EU tech rules.

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