EU Probe of Musk’s X Tests Bloc’s Digital Clout in Trump Era

As the European Union seeks to wrap up unfinished business before the end of the year, Elon Musk is once again taking center stage.

The bloc’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen has signaled she wants to conclude several ongoing investigations into technology giants by the end of this month. Chief among them is the EU’s long-running probe into Musk’s X under the bloc’s Digital Services Act — the test case for the bloc’s content moderation rulebook that has dragged on for almost two years.

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The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, accuses X — which counts 102 million users ...