Lawyers for Elon Musk and X Holdings Corp successfully applied to challenge the investigation, which relates to X’s complaints procedures. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PAElon Musk and social media giant X have been granted permission by the High Court to challenge an investigation by Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán into whether X, formerly Twitter, contravened the EU’s Digital Services Act. The two applicants claim that neither of them “provide the X Service in the EU, or have any contractual relationship relating to the X Service” relating to recipients of the service in the EU. XIUC has also named Mr Musk and X Holdings as notice parties in its challenge. In a statement, a spokesperson for Coimisiún na Meán said: “We are aware of the proceedings that have been filed by Elon Musk and X Holdings Corp this week.

Source: The Irish Times December 09, 2025 19:40 UTC