Shortly after he became the owner of Twitter, Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed,” which implied Twitter will be more free speech-friendly under his ownership.
Replying to Musk’s tweet, the European Union’s internet market commissioner Thierry Breton said, “In Europe, the bird will fly by our [EU flag emoji] rules. #DSA”
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a new set of rules for social media and ecommerce companies that was recently passed and will come into effect next year. It aims at making internet businesses liable for societal risks like hate speech. Breton’s tweet was a warning to Musk that Twitter will have to follow DSA rules.
The EU reminds Elon Musk about its censorship laws
- by: Cindy Harper
- 2022-10-30
- Source:
Reclaim the Net
- 10/31/2022
Flags of the European Union in front of the EU-commission building "Berlaymont" in Brussels, Belgium by Christian Lue is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
Source:
Reclaim the Net
Flags of the European Union in front of the EU-commission building "Berlaymont" in Brussels, Belgium by Christian Lue is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
