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Saturday, October 29, 2022
Twitter should adjust to new European Union guidelines tackling misinformation and hate speech on social media.
EU Commissioner, Thierry Breton, mentioned on Friday after Elon Musk’s takeover of the U.S. messaging service.
“In Europe, the hen will fly by our EU guidelines,” Mr Breton wrote on Twitter referring to the social media platform’s emblem.
He was replying to a tweet by Elon Musk studying “the hen is free” with which he introduced his takeover hours earlier.
Mr Musk has justified his buy by stating the necessity to shield and strengthen freedom of speech, with critics caring that the change in possession would end in much less moderated content material and thus encourage hate speech.
Mr Breton added “#DSA” to his message referring to the bloc’s Digital Providers Act, a current landmark regulation which spells out the duties for know-how and web firms.
The legislation means firms should average their platforms for dangerous content material like disinformation and introduce protocols to dam the unfold of harmful materials throughout crises just like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Firms should additionally enhance transparency relating to interactions with customers and simplify person agreements.
Mr Breton additionally reminded Musk of feedback made by him in Might that he meant to adjust to the brand new EU content material moderation guidelines if he had been to accumulate Twitter.
(dpa/NAN)
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