Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000143/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Valérie Hayer
on behalf of the Renew Group
Recent developments on major social media platforms demonstrate the inadequacy and delays in the Digital Services Act’s (DSA) enforcement. In particular, reports of algorithmic bias and public statements by certain platform owners, including X’s Elon Musk, allegedly boosting extremist or far-right political parties, have prompted fears of foreign interference in elections in Europe. The situation raises doubts about these platforms’ compliance with the DSA’s requirements, which aim to protect democratic processes, civic discourse and electoral processes, and requires an urgent reaction from the Commission.
In the light of this:
- 1.How and when does the Commission intend to ensure full and swift enforcement of the DSA’s obligations – particularly those concerning algorithmic transparency, systemic risks, adoption of mitigation measures and the removal of illegal content – when large social network platforms appear unwilling to cooperate?
- 2.What enforcement tools has the Commission deployed so far to address potential foreign interference and biased algorithms in recent elections, and how does the Commission intend to accelerate its investigations, in particular into X, and to strengthen its supervisory, investigation and enforcement powers ahead of upcoming elections to safeguard democratic integrity?
- 3.How will users and researchers get adequate access to data to verify compliance with the DSA?
Submitted: 15.1.2025