For the European Union, Elon Musk’s drift in recent hours has not gone unnoticed. The CEO of Twitter has massively banned the accounts of journalists who criticize him, as well as the ups and downs of the social network. Violation of not only the principles of freedom of speech and press. And also the very principles that Elon boasted about: full freedom.
The blocking of the accounts of some high-profile reporters from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post has sparked a backlash in the European Union, which has been watching movements on Twitter with concern for some time now.
EU Commissioner Vera Yurova warned Elon Musk that the EU Digital Services Act requires respect for press freedom and that it also applies to Twitter if it wants to continue operating in Europe as it has done so far. That or you will be fined.
Vera Yurova threatened Elon Musk with sanctions for his “authoritarian drift”
In series tweets The European Commissioner has been quite clear about the actions of Twitter and, above all, how the freedom of the press and expression is limited according to completely random criteria. And given the latest moves, They are more like Elon’s desperate play. to cover the critical voices with him.
“The news of the arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is disturbing.”[La] The EU Digital Services Act requires respect for media freedom and fundamental rights. This is enshrined in our Freedom of the Media Act.” Elon Musk should know about this. There are red lines. And soon the sanctions.
No matter how Elon Musk hides behind the fact that the suspension of accounts is connected with doxingThe commissioner points out that, regardless of the reasons, the rules apply to everyone.
And that’s what a Twitter spokesperson confirmed at the start of the controversy. edge that the suspension was related to those users who shared the location of others on the social network. However, this does not seem to be the case for journalists. At least from the majority whose accounts have been blocked.
For now no official Commission investigation into Twitter and Elon Muskor at least not announced, but since the curator used the word sanction beside earlyit would not be surprising if we had news on this in the coming months.
Especially if it starts to spread and affects European citizens and journalists.
Source: Hiper Textual
