The social network Twitter, bought by Elon Musk, will in Europe have to respect the regulations on the major platforms which have just been adopted, warned Friday the European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton, initiator of this legislation.
In response to the entrepreneur who tweeted Thursday evening "
the bird is free
" after taking control of the platform, acquired for 44 billion dollars, Thierry Breton tweeted: "
In Europe, the bird will fly according to our rules Europeans
”.
The European commissioner linked to a video published last May showing him alongside the boss of Tesla in his car factory in Austin, Texas.
The latter assured to be “
on the same wavelength
” as the European official about the new EU regulations on digital and its obligations imposed on platforms in terms of content moderation.
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But the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk worries a large part of Twitter employees, many users and NGOs who call on social networks to better fight against harassment and misinformation.
Because the multibillionaire, presenting himself as an ardent defender of freedom of expression, wants to relax the moderation of content.
It opened the door to a return for Donald Trump, who was ousted from Twitter shortly after supporting his supporters who took part in the storming of the Capitol in January 2021.
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The Digital Services Regulation (DSA) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on Thursday, and will apply from early 2024. a platform will know about it.
It will force social networks to suspend users who "
frequently
" violate the law.
It imposes on "
very large platforms
", those with "
more than 45 million active users
» in the EU, to assess themselves the risks associated with the use of their services and to put in place the appropriate means to remove problematic content.
They will be imposed increased transparency on their algorithms and will be audited once a year by independent bodies.