E.U. warns Musk to beef up Twitter controls ahead of new rules

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An EU official warned Elon Musk that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc.

In the call Wednesday, Musk agreed to let the EU’s executive Commission carry out a “stress test” at Twitter’s headquarters early next year to help the platform comply with the new rules ahead of schedule, the readout said.

Violations could result in huge fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global revenue or even a ban on operating in the European Union’s single market. Musk tweeted without providing evidence this week that Apple “threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.” Apple hasn’t commented but Musk backtracked on his claim Wednesday, saying he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook who “was clear that Apple never considered” removing Twitter.

“I misspoke,” she said at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, referring to a CBS interview this month where she said there was “no basis” to review the Twitter purchase.

 

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Ban ban ban

Hope it doesn't wind up like this

So basically free speech isn't allowed in the EU anymore. That's good know.

What if it Twitter mysteriously becomes an 'On-line only' news publication since the decades leading up to their 2016 EU referendum systematically allowed propaganda to be used overtly. 🤓 An 'Murican Doctor Knight suggest...

Hmm. Perhaps the EU should have thought of that before creating all the prejudice in the world.

Block speech or we will ban speech? Interesting position

Worried about being outed on all levels.

Just say mean words instead of hate speech.

Oh ... Oh.... It was nice to hear about Europe... But if Europe don't want to hear about us.... Wild.... Free speaking.... Free minded.... Free spirit.... Healthy well rounded.... Down to earth.... Anchor to reality .... Twitter population.... Was good till lasted

Well then we will never go the EU again. It's no one's job to protect me from words. Stupid!

Psst, hate speech is free speech....pass it on

He just thinks rules don't apply to him or that he's so great he'll be accepted despite multiple violations. Such a narcissist.

Twitter has that. It's called the block button

A very scary dude unleashed to wreak havoc on America. Don’t say I never told you so.

⚠️Criticize of the Left is hate speech, criticize of the Right is correct speech, is this what the anti-ElonMuskers call⁉️elonmusk

i am in the EU and i am so sick of this 'goverment'. they are a joke. noone elected them or knows who is doing what in there. they can't do anything for normal people, but use misinformation against musk and somehow can do this in a short amount of time

If the EU want to take on elonmusk, my money is on Elon.

Will the EU sick PayPal on elonmusk ?

It’s at-will interaction.

Interesting

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