European Union: European Commission investigation into X's compliance with obligations under Digital Services Act to carry out risk assessments and mitigate identified risks before deploying Grok's functionalities on the platform
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
26 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission opened formal investigation into X’s compliance with obligations to carry out risk assessments and mitigate identified risks before deploying Grok’s functionalities on its platform
On 26 January 2026, the European Commission opened a formal investigation into X to determine whether the company violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) during the deployment of its Grok artificial intelligence tool. The investigation focuses on wh…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body