X owner Elon Musk is supporting the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the forthcoming election.
Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.
The expanded probe by the European Commission, announced on Friday, requires X to hand over internal documents regarding its recommendation algorithm.
The Commission also issued a “retention order” for all relevant documents relating to how the algorithm could be amended in future.
In addition, the EU regulator requested access to information on how the social media network moderates and amplifies content.
The move follows complaints from politicians in Germany that X’s algorithm is promoting content by the far right in advance of the country’s February 23rd elections.
Mr Musk has come out in favour of the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, arguing that it will save Germany. »