European Union Warns Musk to Remove 'Violent and Terrorist Content' From Twitter, or Else
Source: Rolling Stone
European Union Warns Musk to Remove ‘Violent and Terrorist Content’ From Twitter, or Else
Miles Klee
Tue, October 10, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT·4 min read
A top European Union official on Tuesday warned Elon Musk to get a handle on misinformation and other harmful content being distributed on X (formerly Twitter) amid escalating hostilities between Israeli armed forces and Hamas militants. In response, Musk demanded that the European Commission identify specific violations of EU internet regulations on X “so that the public can see them.”
Thierry Breton, who manages internet policy as Commissioner for Internal Market of the EU, shared his letter to Musk on the platform, outlining several areas of concern. Breton explained that with X being used to “disseminate illegal content and disinformation” in the union, the platform was at risk of failing to comply with the Digital Services Act. These new guidelines, which compel tech companies to more strictly moderate hate speech, misinformation, and other harmful material, took effect on Aug. 25.
Breton noted that X needed to be transparent about its terms and enforce them adequately, alluding to “violent and terrorist content that appears to circulate on your platform.” He also said X had to be “timely, diligent and objective in taking action” by removing such content. Finally, Breton stressed the need for “effective mitigation measures” in dealing with disinformation, such as “repurposed old images of unrelated armed conflicts or military footage that actually originated from video games.” (Amid the violence in the Middle East, trolls on X have successfully presented clips from the hyper-realistic combat game Arma 3 as video from the front lines of the conflict.)
Commissioner Breton further urged Musk to be in contact with European authorities on efforts to address these problems and mentioned that he would be following up on other DSA compliance issues as well. “I remind you that following the opening of a potential investigation and a finding of non-compliance, penalties can be imposed,” he concluded. The terms of the DSA state that companies with more than 45 million active users may be fined up to 6 percent of their global revenue.
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