Twitter has not started following the EU’s guidelines on handling disinformation. This may result in a service ban in the area.
Elon Musk’s management style has not seemed entirely consistent. Patrick Pleul
A tech billionaire Elon Musk’s owned social media service Twitter has not followed the EU’s guidelines on combating disinformation. Among others, Google and Facebook have begun to follow the instructions.
The instructions have been given for the future digital services regulation, so that the services could function in accordance with the EU’s upcoming digital services regulation. Told about it Euractive.
– This was completely expected and only a matter of time, an EU official commented anonymously to Euractive.
The authority says that the commission has been pained by the poorly managed service. The EU has also issued a notice to the service about Twitter’s decision. Commissioner for the European Internal Market Thierry Breton has also repeatedly scolded Musk for his behavior.
Following the remark and observations, Musk has tried to convince the commission that Twitter would try to comply with EU guidelines. If Twitter is not able to meet the EU’s requirements, it could lead to the termination of the service in the territory of the Union.
Musk trolls and rips
However, the owner of the service does not guarantee that he will at least personally comply with the EU guidelines. According to Business Insider he has shared in the service, among other things, a neo-Nazi Kevin Storm’s a propagandistic quote.
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Storm has also been convicted twice for possession of child pornography. The image claims to be a quote from the French philosopher Voltaire, but in reality the saying comes from Storm.
The billionaire has not been reached to comment on the case. This is not the only time Musk has spread misleading information on his service.
It is difficult to imagine that a service owned by a character like Musk could start complying with EU requirements. The service has also laid off a large number of its staff and has been in financial difficulties since its change of ownership.