I have to admit that I didn’t have this on my Twitter BINGO card, but according to The Guardian, Twitter is going to comply with the EU’s disinformation laws. This after trying to bail out on that not too long ago:
Twitter has agreed to comply with tough new EU laws on fake news, Russian propaganda and online crime after a team of officials from the European Commission entered its headquarters to stress test its capacity to operate legally in Europe.
The move came just weeks after Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, quit the bloc’s voluntary code of practice on disinformation.
In the first exercise of its kind, EU officials were allowed into the company’s headquarters on Thursday to carry out a mock exercise with Twitter staff to test its controls on Russian propaganda, fake news and criminal activity including child sexual exploitation.
Thierry Breton, the commissioner responsible for enforcement of the new Digital Services Act, welcomed the fact the company voluntarily agreed to the test.
He reiterated his warning to all social media companies that the EU would act swiftly and sharply to uphold the sweeping new laws that enter into force in August.
“When it comes to online crime, there can be no half measures. Very large online platforms need to put the necessary internal controls and resources in place to be ready for the new European rules,” he said.
The new laws come into force on 25 August but EU fears that Twitter may not comply had become heightened, with one commissioner warning the company recently that a “wild west” operation would not be tolerated.
On one hand, I am blown away that this has happened. But realistically, I don’t think Twitter had a choice. Twitter could face a complete ban in Europe or fines running up to 6% of its global revenue if it does not comply with the laws. So seeing as Twitter needs money, I am guessing that Elon or his new CEO Linda Yaccarino came to the conclusion that fighting this was not in their interest. Though I have to wonder if this willingness to play nice with the EU is a today thing, or a long term thing. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough.
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Twitter Caves To The EU…. No Seriously, They Really Did
I have to admit that I didn’t have this on my Twitter BINGO card, but according to The Guardian, Twitter is going to comply with the EU’s disinformation laws. This after trying to bail out on that not too long ago:
Twitter has agreed to comply with tough new EU laws on fake news, Russian propaganda and online crime after a team of officials from the European Commission entered its headquarters to stress test its capacity to operate legally in Europe.
The move came just weeks after Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, quit the bloc’s voluntary code of practice on disinformation.
In the first exercise of its kind, EU officials were allowed into the company’s headquarters on Thursday to carry out a mock exercise with Twitter staff to test its controls on Russian propaganda, fake news and criminal activity including child sexual exploitation.
Thierry Breton, the commissioner responsible for enforcement of the new Digital Services Act, welcomed the fact the company voluntarily agreed to the test.
He reiterated his warning to all social media companies that the EU would act swiftly and sharply to uphold the sweeping new laws that enter into force in August.
“When it comes to online crime, there can be no half measures. Very large online platforms need to put the necessary internal controls and resources in place to be ready for the new European rules,” he said.
The new laws come into force on 25 August but EU fears that Twitter may not comply had become heightened, with one commissioner warning the company recently that a “wild west” operation would not be tolerated.
On one hand, I am blown away that this has happened. But realistically, I don’t think Twitter had a choice. Twitter could face a complete ban in Europe or fines running up to 6% of its global revenue if it does not comply with the laws. So seeing as Twitter needs money, I am guessing that Elon or his new CEO Linda Yaccarino came to the conclusion that fighting this was not in their interest. Though I have to wonder if this willingness to play nice with the EU is a today thing, or a long term thing. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough.
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