The European Commission is stepping up an investigation into X owner Elon Musk, requesting sweeping access to the company’s internal data following a livestream Musk participated in with a politician from Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, multiple outlets reported Friday.
The commission is seeking access to internal documentation on X’s content recommendation algorithm and its application programming interface (API) in order to “analyze content moderation and account virality,” according to Euro News.
They also requested information on any algorithmic tweaks the platform has made before Feb. 15. The February deadline, Politico reported, covers a Jan. 9 livestream chat Musk hosted on the platform with AfD’s Alice Weidel, who is running to be Germany’s chancellor in the country’s Feb. 23 election.
The commission closely watched the livestream, publicly
