Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation, European Commissioner Thierry Breton said, stressing that the company’s “obligation” to provide accurate information will remain in place due to strict new digital regulation rules. of the EU that will enter into force in August.
Of messages The official follows that Twitter abandoned the EU “code of practice”, which is supported by other major platforms: Google, TikTok, Microsoft, Facebook and Instagram (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation). .
According to this “code”, companies must evaluate their work against disinformation and periodically publish reports on their work, recalls the Associated Press.
The decision to drop its commitment to combat misinformation appears to be the latest move by billionaire owner Elon Musk, who loosened the reins on the social media company after buying it last year.
The regulator strongly opposes such a move by the social network: “You can run, but you can’t hide,” Breton wrote.
Under the new rules, the fight against disinformation will become a “legal obligation” and the watchdog teams “will be ready for enforcement.”
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Source: RB
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