Twitter reportedly disbands Brussels office, leading to compliance concern

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Platform could struggle to enforce new EU laws covering power of big tech companies and hate speech

: “After 6 years I am officially retired from Twitter. From starting the office in Brussels to building an awesome team it has been an amazing ride.”

The collapse of the small Brussels team has raised questions about the company’s ability to enforce new rules intended to rein in the power of big tech and restrict hate speech. EU officials are said to have many contacts based in Dublin, where Twitter has its European headquarters, although that office has also faced 50% cuts. “I can confirm that we have active and ongoing contacts with Twitter on different topics,” a European Commission spokesperson said.

Senior officials have expressed confidence that the departures at the Brussels office do not threaten Twitter’s ability to comply with key EU laws affecting large tech companies. The news came as the commission revealed that Twitter – along with most other tech companies – had become slower in responding to hate speech reports. In 2016, large social media companies agreed to a code of conduct with the EU executive, pledging to assess most notifications of hate speech in less than 24 hours. In a seven-week period this year, TwitterSign up to

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