{"id":134351,"date":"2024-09-14T07:02:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T07:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/why-x-is-unlikely-to-fall-under-the-eus-landmark-tech-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T07:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T07:02:15","slug":"why-x-is-unlikely-to-fall-under-the-eus-landmark-tech-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/why-x-is-unlikely-to-fall-under-the-eus-landmark-tech-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Why X Is Unlikely to Fall Under the EU&#8217;s Landmark Tech Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.gadgets360cdn.com\/large\/x_eu_reuters_1726295072490.jpg?resize=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why X Is Unlikely to Fall Under the EU&#8217;s Landmark Tech Rules\" title=\"Why X Is Unlikely to Fall Under the EU&#8217;s Landmark Tech Rules\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/elon-musk\">Elon Musk&#8217;s<\/a> X social media platform is unlikely to be subjected to landmark EU tech rules which aim to rein in the power of <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/big-tech\">Big Tech<\/a> because it does not meet the rules&#8217; gatekeeper criteria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission in May opened an investigation into <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/x\">X<\/a> after the company rebutted earlier indications that it may have to comply with the <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/digital-markets-act\">Digital Markets Act<\/a> (<a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/dma\">DMA<\/a>), which imposes a list of dos and don&#8217;ts on Big Tech.<\/p>\n<p>X has said it does not qualify as an important gateway between businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Under the DMA, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and 75 billion euros ($83 billion) in market capitalisation are classified as gatekeepers. They must make their messaging apps interoperable with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices. They are also not allowed to favour their own services over rivals&#8217; or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps.<\/p>\n<p>The commission, which had said it would wrap up its investigation within five months, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>X&#8217;s bigger challenges are with the EU&#8217;s newly adopted <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/digital-services-act\">Digital Services Act<\/a> (<a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/dsa\">DSA<\/a>), which requires big online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful online content or risk fines of as much as 6% of their global annual turnover.<\/p>\n<p>X is the target of several ongoing DSA investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg was first to report on X likely to avoid the EU tech rules.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/social-networking\/news\/x-eu-digital-markets-act-impact-6562797#rss-gadgets-news\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s X social media platform is unlikely to be subjected to landmark EU tech rules which aim to rein in the power of Big Tech because it does not meet the rules&#8217; gatekeeper criteria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. 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