Brussels has been tightening its grip on X since Musk's takeover. Back in June 2023, regulators launched a deep dive into the platform's safety mechanisms—specifically how it deals with hate speech and the spread of false information. Things escalated quickly. By October that same year, X received a formal warning letter from EU officials, who accused the platform of letting misinformation run wild during the Israel conflict. The letter wasn't just a slap on the wrist—it signaled the start of a prolonged standoff between Musk's vision of free speech and Europe's strict content moderation rules. This timeline shows how compliance isn't optional anymore, especially when you're operating at global scale.