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“Nothing prohibits” Elon Musk, owner of the German election.
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January 6, 2025 – 4:00 p.m.
(Keystone-ATS) The billionaire, close to American President-elect Donald Trump, will participate in a conversation on Thursday with the leader of the German far-right party, AfD, broadcast on X.
“Only the AfD can save Germany,” said Elon Musk on his social network, triggering accusations of interference in the electoral campaign for the German legislative elections on February 23.
In the EU, the European Commission plays a digital regulator role, under the Digital Services Regulation (DSA).
But “nothing in the DSA prohibits the owner of a platform or anyone from hosting a ‘live stream’ and expressing their personal opinions,” said Commission digital spokesperson Thomas Regnier. , asked during a press conference about Musk’s use of his social network to support hard rights in Europe.
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