EU stalls probe into Musk's X amid US trade talks, FT reports

The European Commission has stalled one of its investigations into Elon Musk's social media platform X for breaching its digital transparency rules while it seeks to conclude trade talks with the US, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The Commission will miss the deadline for finalising its investigation into X, which was expected to be done before its summer recess, the report said, citing three officials familiar with the matter.

A decision was likely to come after clarity emerged in the EU-US trade talks, the report said.


EU tech regulators said last year that X breached EU online content rules under the Digital Services Act. Any firm found in breach of the act faces a fine worth up to 6% of its global turnover, and repeat offenders may be banned from operating in Europe altogether.

An EU spokesperson said that the proceedings against X are ongoing.

"The enforcement of our legislation is independent of the current ongoing negotiations," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

X did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.