One day after Elon Musk took over Twitter, a top European regulator gave the world's richest man a 'reality check' about how they will respond if he loosens the platform's content moderation policies.
for repeatedly violating the platform's rules governing hate speech and misinformation, culminating in the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Breton, meanwhile, said that he wanted to give Musk a"reality check" before he loosened any of the platform's content moderation policies. If Twitter fails to comply with the Digital Services Act, the E.U. commissioner warned, it could be prohibited in Europe..
"If [Twitter] does not comply with our law," he added,"there are sanctions—6% of the revenue and, if they continue, banned from operating in Europe."The Digital Services Act forces the like of Twitter to disclose to regulators how they are tackling content such as disinformation and war propaganda. The groundbreaking rules are part of a bigger push by Brussels to curb the power of large online platforms, including Facebook and Google. Last month, the E.U.
"Be it cars or social media, any company operating in Europe needs to comply with our rules—regardless of their shareholding," Breton"Mr. Musk knows this well," Breton added."He is familiar with European rules on automotive, and will quickly adapt to the Digital Services Act."
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