piciulescuJan 26
European Commission

We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.

We have seen over the last weeks and months antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.

In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.

More: https://link.europa.eu/Fh8h84

Jan 26 at 1:29pmWeb
Show threadAntonioJan 26
@EUCommission
Show threadsplaJan 26
@EUCommission just ban X, enforce Mastodon.
Show threadHubert FiguièreJan 26
@EUCommission you remain big hypocrites:
Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)Jan 26
@hub people haven't started to use X/Grok on @EUCommission people and their families, that'd be an wake up call...
Show threadnicole mikołajczykJan 26
@hub @EUCommission Twitter is the best place to share this article, though
Show threadAverage JoeJan 26
@mkljczk @hub @EUCommission True, though where is the link to "Share on Mastodon" ? How about showing the path to alternatives...
Show threadnicole mikołajczykJan 26
@AverageJoe @hub @EUCommission i'd focus on Mastodon being listed at the end of the 'Follow us on' list instead. you don't learn of new platforms by clicking on a 'share' button.
Show threadIαη 🍺Jan 27

@hub @EUCommission
It gives the impression they don't have smart people on board, and don't know anything about tech.

It's so frustrating the harm they continue to do.

Show threadjoyandsadnessJan 26
@EUCommission Antisematic and islamaphobia. Do not forget. Both are horrible and should be punished/eradicated.
Show threadFriekeJan 26
@EUCommission great initiative. Hold them accountable! 👊🏼
Show threadAntonioJan 26
@EUCommission
Show threadChristoph Brodesser Jan 26
@EUCommission unautorisierte Übertragung aus dem Englischen:
"Wir eröffnen eine Untersuchung gegen Grok, weil wir glauben, dass X gegen den DSA [Digital Services Act] verstoßen haben könnte.
Wir haben in den letzten Wochen und Monaten antisemitische Inhalte, nicht einvernehmliche Deepfakes von Frauen und Material zum sexuellen Missbrauch von Kindern gesehen.
In Europa wird kein Unternehmen Geld verdienen, indem es unsere Grundrechte verletzt."
Show threadkatzenbergerJan 26

@EUCommission

As usual, you are posting such big-mouthed rants against #X and #Grok exclusively here on the #Fediverse, but keep your mouth shut on your X account.

You're just pathetic cowards, fooling no one anymore.

Show threadPetrikasJan 26

@katzenberger @EUCommission

https://xcancel.com/EU_Commission/status/2015780627178565985#m

Show threadkatzenbergerJan 26

@petrikas

LOL.

#Fediverse: "We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.

We have seen over the last weeks and months antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.

In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights." (emphasis added)

#X (17 mins ago): "We have launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

It will assess whether the company properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok's functionalities into X in the EU." (emphasis added)

@EUCommission

Show threadPetrikasJan 26
@katzenberger @EUCommission Fair point. Very icky.
Show threadkatzenbergerJan 26

@petrikas

You can post risk-free links by using xcancel.com, e.g., in this case:

https://xcancel.com/EU_Commission/status/2015780627178565985#m

Show threadPetrikasJan 26
@katzenberger If I open that in a private session, it still loads up the comments (also, that's exactly the link I shared)
Show threadkatzenbergerJan 26

@petrikas

Ooops, I see. I'm using a browser plugin that replaces links in the background, so I didn't realize you were already using it – sorry.

Not sure what you meant by "still loads up the comments"? What am I missing? [In case you meant the tone of the replies: fair point]

Show threadPetrikasJan 26

@katzenberger I think there's a setting in xcancel specifically to hide the reply tweets. But it isn't ticked by default.

So opening an xcancel link in a fresh session will still load the replies, as far as I managed to figure out.

Show threadkatzenbergerJan 26

@petrikas

True. Didn't realize that you meant the tone of the replies. I get why you prefer to use a CW, although personally I only use them if my own post or the tile of the link contains something I would not want to be featured here.

Show threadPetrikasJan 26
@katzenberger Well, X has no moderation. At any point in time a reply might appear... I'd rather my followers (or anyone) not click the link.
Show threadRoland SiegloffJan 26

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115961638502692795

@EUCommission Siehe auch die Kommentare zu dieser Ankündigung.

Show threadJ$Jan 26

@EUCommission Thus spoke the EU Commission, whilst and at the same time stubbornly keeping putting its own data and processes in the greedy hands of another equally dismal company, against the expressed concerns and directives from the EU parliament.

Walk the walk. Don’t just talk the talk.

Show threadEnea LecasJan 26
@EUCommission Stop posting on them then. Stop using them then. You and everyone else in European institutions. Social media companies are making money through the ads that are being displayed next to the content posted by regular users. No posts from regular users means less ads displayed, which in turn means less money for them.
Show threadHarald RiederJan 26

@EUCommission

Vielleicht könnte sich die EU-Kommission angesichts der Verfehlungen auch dazu durchringen, auf X als Nachrichten-Medium zu verzichten. Es fühlt sich so ähnlich an, als würde die EU-Kommission wegen der Reichweite in Compact inserieren.

#unplugmusk
#unplugtrump
#unplugx

Show threadSauerer 🐕Jan 26

@haraldrieder @EUCommission

Das würde zumindest gut zur Resolution in Sachen digitale Souveränität passen.

https://www.br.de/nachrichten/netzwelt/eu-parlament-grosse-mehrheit-fuer-digitale-souveraenitaet

EU-Parlament: Große Mehrheit stimmt für digitale Souveränität

Fraktionsübergreifend hat das EU-Parlament eine Resolution angenommen, die gegen digitale Abhängigkeit von Technologiekonzernen wirken will. EU-Kommission und Mitgliedsländer werden zu einer Bestandsaufnahme und konkreten Gegenmaßnahmen aufgefordert.

BR24
Show threadww 🩶Jan 26
@EUCommission palantir will
Show threadClaudia V.Jan 26
@EUCommission
Nunrersuchungen sind ja ganz notwendig , Besser wäre es aber:Keine Kostenplichtigen Accounts mehr, keine relevanten Werbungen, Keinewichtigen Teilnehmer mehr auf dieser Dreckschleuder X.
Es gibt gute Europäische Alternativen!!!
Show threadhambierJan 26
@EUCommission I'll believe it once I see it. As of now you're actively funding X by having a presence there - and posting regularly - hence directing ad income their way.
Show threadOndrej ZizkaJan 26
@hambier Well, there's a tradeoff between not funding X and not passing the message to all who are only on X. I think the EU presence here is a good start.
Show threadhambierJan 26
@OndrejZizka At this point I'm not sure who is even left on X besides politicians (because my journalist audience is there!) and journalists (because politicians are there!) and [insert namecalling].
Show thread10tothe22Jan 26
@EUCommission
Show threadArtstoriesJan 26

@EUCommission Then stop taking money from the lobby groups, stop deregulation, start holding them accountable. 155 Million Euros in lobby money in 2025 divided between 733 lobby groups, the biggest spenders are the usual suspects.

All our data go to US tech corporations for whatever purposes while we in turn get the right-wing propaganda by the big players who are all firmly behind Trump whose goal it is to destroy NATO and the EU. What could go wrong, right?

https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-record-levels

Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory

New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.

Corporate Europe Observatory
Show threadCasdeiroJan 26

@EUCommission "In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights."

Great news!! So, you are going to take down petrochemical industries that attack our fundamental right to a good health, for example? 😀

Show threadAdam Jacobs 🇺🇦Jan 26
@EUCommission Sounds good, but I think I'd be more inclined to believe you were serious about it if you didn't still have an active Twitter account.
Show threadFloreanaJan 26

@EUCommission

no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.

Shouldn't anyone who tries then be suspended until the end of the investigation? Or is not damaging their revenue more important than not harming citizen rights?

Show threadCIMB4Jan 26
@EUCommission awesome! do you have the means to block grok until the investigations are over? 
Show threadkappazetaJan 26
@EUCommission ban X from the EU as soon as possible. Be independent and create a path for a different technology in the EU.
Show threadAgnieszka R. TurczyńskaJan 26
@EUCommission The best time to leave X was when Elon Musk bought twitter. The second best time to leave X is today.
Show threadLarsJan 26
@EUCommission just leave X altogether
Show threadBart Veldhuizen 🚀Jan 26
@EUCommission So you're starting by closing all your accounts on X, right?
Show threadMarcel BootsmanJan 26
@BartV @EUCommission That would be a good start. And while you're at it, start a campaign to stimulate the usage of distributed social media like Mastodon.
Show threadgunstickJan 26
@EUCommission it would be cool if they had to pay per violation, and not just once
Show threadRawiWoofJan 26

@EUCommission
Good and frankly long overdue step.

Furthermore, as others have already mentioned, withdrawing from that platform would also be a correct step. Yes, it's a bit different from the position of institution since you need to reach people somehow (kind of like journalists need to stick to even some nasty spaces) however:

A) That corner of space should be under YOUR control. Basically what you're doing with Mastodon presence is the way to go. Your instance, your infrastructure, without reliance on external actors, especially now

B) It must COMPLEMENT the official channels, not replace them. Your social outreach must not become what the US institutions (and I use the term loosely) are doing.

So yes, you're walking in the right direction and there's still room for growth.
Also, probably the most important thing: Social media must be "people first" not "engagement first".

Show threadPalPartacaJan 26
@EUCommission Ok. BUT leave X now. You already have an own instance and a vicepresident in mastodon @HennaVirkkunen . Just follow the leader. You are working for the enemy everytime you post on X.
Show threadFrancis CookJan 26
@EUCommission I think is a wonderful opportunity for a system to keep reminding you until this is fixed…
Show threadEl Bejarano 🍉Jan 26
@EUCommission But you still use it. Maybe it's time to opt out.
Show threadDreyJan 26
@EUCommission - Absolutely 100%. Kick Musk where it hurts the most. His WALLET or is it His MURSE "man's purse".
Show threadElisabettaJan 26
@EUCommission ban X from the EU, enforce other social networks. That's the only way to hold them accountable.
Show threadLucho, dando piña a la pizzaJan 26
@EUCommission Could you clarify what do you mean with "antisemitic content"? Many organizations turning to neo-fascism use that as an umbrella term to censor, for example, the human rights and the self-determination of the Palestinian people.
Show threadPaulaToThePeople 😷Jan 26
@EUCommission Why is there a "may" in that post?
Show threadMDADSJan 26
@EUCommission the path is 100% correct, now do even more
Show threadvlakicasJan 26
@EUCommission Interesting. The question of the investigation is raised every day, but it's by no means possible to consider the right answer to the end.