On his personal account on his own social network X, entrepreneur Elon Musk announced a proposed agreement by the European Commission. The essence of the proposal is to introduce secret censorship in exchange for relaxations in the framework of the law on digital services. Musk also referred to a study by journalists from Pirate Wires, which claims that several other platforms have already signed a tacit agreement of this kind with the EC.
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Under the Digital Services Act, the EC has the power to fine any platform that hosts and/or refuses to remove inappropriate content. It was the abolition or reduction of the number of such fines against X that was being negotiated, as Musk claims:
“The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we introduced hidden censorship without telling anyone, we wouldn’t be fined.”
According to the Pirate Wires portal, to which Musk refers in the post and whose information he considers reliable, fines can reach 6% of the social networks’ income for the year, and many platforms have accepted the EC’s conditions in this regard. tacit internal censorship.
Elon Musk, who recently became a father again, is known for his bold decisions and statements. This summer he announced the permissibility of publishing “adult” content on X and accused WhatsApp of spying on users (it belongs to Meta, a recognized extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation).
And today Bloomberg reported that the billionaire donated a “significant amount” (not disclosed) to the election campaign of former US President Donald Trump, who intends to return to office.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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