The European Commission said on Friday it was stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk's social media network X breached EU rules on content moderation with requests for information and an order for it to retain relevant documents.

The European Commission has stepped up its investigation into social media platform X for a potential breach of EU rules on content moderation with requests for information and an order for it to retain relevant documents,

Google snubs EU's voluntary code of practice on disinformation before it becomes legally binding under the Digital Services Act

The pushback comes as the emboldened leaders of US tech companies, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, have been courting President-elect Donald Trump, with Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg urging him directly to combat EU regulatory enforcement.

Google has expressed its unwillingness to comply with the EU’s new fact-checking law. Google will not add fact-checking features to search results and YouTube videos. In addition, it will not use any fact-checking data when it ranks or removes any content.