EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
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EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
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7 comments
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation
Good. But when do we drop the "alleged" part in these headlines?
It's good reporting - innocent until proven guilty and avoids defamation lawsuits in the meantime.
This is a good approach in general, but I very much disagree in the case of X. Obvious misinformation is shown right on the front page, and not only since recent attacks on Israel. Elon Musk himself is regularly sharing false information, not to mention the army of blue checks.
As the saying goes: As a journalist, if one person says it's raining and another says it's dry, it's NOT your job to quote them both. It's your job to look out the window and see which is the truth.
So instead of rushing out this "EU said this, X said that" kind of article article, I would expect an organisation like the BBC to find out what's going on.
If it wasn't alleged, no investigation would be necessary.
The investigation is specifically about whether X spreads disinformation in a way that is punishable under the DSA, but the headline makes it look like it's unclear whether X spreads disinformation at all. So I think it's at least somewhat misleading.
Disinformation on X is pretty much a given, as has been reported many times, see for example X, formerly Twitter, amplifies disinformation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict as reported by CNBC.