In a letter addressed to the Vice
President of the European Commission, Henna Virkkunen, twenty
Members of the European Parliament have requested an urgent
update on the ongoing investigation into the X platform
(formerly Twitter), within the framework of the Digital Services
Act (Dsa).
The letter was announced by Sandro Gozi, MEP of Renew Europe and
Secretary General of the European Democratic Party, the promoter
of the initiative.
On May 1st, it is emphasized, exactly 500 days have passed since
the formal opening of the procedure by the Commission.
"A delay of 500 days is increasingly unjustifiable", write the
signatories, highlighting how "every month that passes increases
the risk of potential damage, while the absence of a decisive
institutional response risks undermining the credibility of the
Digital Services Act itself".
The MEPs, whose signatories also include Brando Benifei,
rapporteur of the AI ;;Act, Pierfrancesco Maran and Sandro
Ruotolo, express deep concern about the documented cases of
algorithmic bias in favor of far-right content and posts
attributable to the owner of the platform, Elon Musk, as well as
the numerous episodes of political disinformation that have
involved Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Romania.
The letter, the note continues, calls for clear answers from the
Commission on five key areas of the DSA, including algorithmic
transparency, independent verification and the timing of the
investigation.
"The credibility of the European Union is at stake. We cannot
allow institutional inertia to empty a fundamental tool for the
protection of the European digital space", said Gozi.
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