Irish watchdog threatens Elon Musk’s X over adult content controls

Ireland’s media watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, has warned Elon Musk‘s social network X that it must enact rules to restrict children’s access to adult content by Friday or “face action”.

The regulator, Coimisiun na Mean, is tasked by the European Union with overseeing compliance by tech giants including X, Meta and TikTok, which all have European headquarters in the Irish capital.

The authority formally adopted an Online Safety Code in October — following consultation with the European Commission — introducing binding rules to protect EU users…