Another controversial move by the new Twitter patron: Elon Musk has announced that he will restore most of the previously banned accounts, after his lightning referendum among users (over 3 million votes) ended with 72% yes and 28% did not.
"The people have spoken, the amnesty starts next week," he tweeted.
In recent days he had used a similar referendum to readmit Donald Trump, who for now prefers to remain on his social truth.
An entire headquarters dismantled and dialogue with the European institutions at risk.
The news, in the air for a few days, of the possible closure of Twitter's Brussels office has become reality: the six employees of the team, over whom hung the sword of Damocles of the ultimatum sent via email by the new CEO Elon Musk as part of his plan to cut 7,500 jobs, they have decided to leave their posts.
Effectively canceling the political link between the San Francisco company and the EU regulatory authorities in the midst of the digital transition of the Old Continent and its new regulations - Digital Services Act (Dsa) and Digital Markets Act (Dma) - to curb the dominance of Big Tech.
The move - like the change of course undertaken by Musk with the
announcement of the premium subscription service 'Twitter Blue' - alarmed Palazzo Berlymont, which in its latest assessment of compliance with the EU Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech identified "a slowdown underway for the most part of the participating companies, including Twitter".
A "concerned" vice president responsible for coordinating policies on values and transparency, Vera Jourova, attacked the billionaire founder of Tesla: "If you want to act effectively against disinformation and propaganda, resources are needed. Especially in the context of the war of disinformation carried out by Russia", he chirped in an attempt perhaps to get directly to the new owner of the platform.
And in recent days it was also the EU vice president Margrethe Vestager who highlighted how the new business model appears "totally imperfect".
Waiting to understand if the possible appeals of the employees can change the course of things and if there can be a direct face-to-face with the company's management circle, Brussels expects that "all the platforms will ensure the adequate resources to maintain their engagements".
Following the dictates of the DSA, if Musk does not take action against the growing number of fake profiles and trolls on the platform, he risks running into fines of up to 6% of his turnover and, if he repeats his crimes, being banned from European soil.
Waiting to understand if the possible appeals of the employees can change the course of things and if there can be a direct face-to-face with the company's management circle, Brussels expects that "all the platforms will ensure the adequate resources to maintain their engagements".
Following the dictates of the DSA, if Musk does not take action against the growing number of fake profiles and trolls on the platform, he risks running into fines of up to 6% of his turnover and, if he repeats his crimes, being banned from European soil.
Waiting to understand if the possible appeals of the employees can change the course of things and if there can be a direct face-to-face with the company's management circle, Brussels expects that "all the platforms will ensure the adequate resources to maintain their engagements".
Following the dictates of the DSA, if Musk does not take action against the growing number of fake profiles and trolls on the platform, he risks running into fines of up to 6% of his turnover and, if he repeats his crimes, being banned from European soil.
