Wed Nov 30, 2022 – 4:40 pm EST
BRUSSELS, Belgium (LifeSiteNews) — The European Union is warning newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk it might move to ban the social media platform from its member countries if Musk doesn’t comply with the bloc’s rules regulating online speech.
EU commissioner Thierry Breton, who leads the implementation of the EU’s digital rules, reportedly told Musk during a Wednesday video meeting that the bloc could ban or fine Twitter if Musk doesn’t agree to combat so-called “disinformation” on the platform, submit to an “extensive independent audit” at year-end, and create a coherent policy for the reinstatement of suspended accounts, the Financial Times reported.
Breaking news: The EU has warned Elon Musk that Twitter could be banned in Europe unless the billionaire abides by its strict rules on content moderationhttps://t.co/lbFJfnvrwb pic.twitter.com/w6r3bQmJwv
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 30, 2022
According to the report, Breton told Musk that failure to comply with the rules could put Twitter in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which the outlet described as “a landmark law that sets the global standard for how Big Tech must police content on the internet.”
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