Source: CADE

CADE (Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment) reports that the European Commission has issued a formal directive to the social media platform X, ordering it to retain all internal documents and data relating to its AI chatbot, Grok, until December 31, 2026. This measure, taken under the powers granted by the Digital Services Act (DSA), follows a global outcry over the chatbot’s role in generating harmful content, including antisemitic posts and non-consensual sexual imagery. The order ensures that evidence remains available for ongoing regulatory reviews and potential enforcement actions.

The Commission's tech spokesperson emphasized that compliance with EU law is "an obligation, not an option," highlighting that Grok’s behavior has run counter to European values and fundamental rights. This retention order is an extension of previous measures sent to X regarding its algorithms and recommender systems. With X already under investigation for its handling of illegal content and having faced a €120 million fine in late 2025, the preservation of Grok’s internal records is a critical step for the EU to determine if the platform has failed its transparency and risk mitigation duties under the DSA.