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The European Commission has launched official proceedings against the social network X, formerly Twitter, on suspicion that it has failed to fulfill its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA), thus violating the rights of the European Union. The new regulation, which came into force last year, mandates the very large internet platforms and search engines to step up their fight against illegal content and risks to public safety and to protect their services from manipulative techniques. The procedure will focus on preventing the spread of illegal content in the EU, on the effectiveness of the measures taken to combat the manipulation of information, in particular the system of "community notifications" and the measures taken by the X network to increase the transparency of its platform, the Commission states. Emphasizing that he will conduct a thorough investigation as a priority. The X Network, owned by Elon Musk, is part of a group of big tech companies und...