Long criticized for being a platform overrun by disinformation and illegal content, Twitter now faces its first official European Union government inquiry over its handling of posts related to the war between Israel and Hamas.

The move comes after Twitter responded to the EU’s new Digital Services Act (DSA) by providing a content moderation report prepared in September, a transparency report from November, and “a formal request for information about illegal content in connection to Hamas’ attacks on Israel,” according to Reuters. Twitter is, to date, the only major platform to be targeted under the act.

Firms violating the DSA could face penalties of up to 6% of their global turnover. For context, Twitter’s revenue in 2022 was in the range of $4.4 to $5.22 billion according to varying reports.

The EU commission’s action is only the latest chapter in a heated dispute between Twitter and its owner, Elon Musk.

Thierry Breton, the EU industr

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