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EU Official Warns Elon Musk Changes Needed at Twitter
WSJ ^

Posted on 11/30/2022 12:30:08 PM PST by BenLurkin

Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for the internal market, held a video call with Mr. Musk on Wednesday to discuss the new legislation, called the Digital Services Act. He said Mr. Musk—who completed his purchase of Twitter in October—stated he planned to get the service ready for the new rules, but Mr. Breton added that more work would be needed.

“There is still huge work ahead, as Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation with resolve, and limit targeted advertising,” Mr. Breton said, according to a summary of the call provided by his office.

If a company is found in noncompliance with the new law, it can face orders to comply and fines of up to 6% of its annual revenue—and, potentially, blocking of services in the case of certain repeated infringements.

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TOPICS: Germany
KEYWORDS: creepstate; deepstate; elonmusk; eu; europeanunion; musk; policestate; singlepartystate; truthsocial; twitter
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1 posted on 11/30/2022 12:30:08 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Uhmm.....GFY.


2 posted on 11/30/2022 12:31:42 PM PST by blackdog (The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
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To: BenLurkin

And Pope Leo X thought he could stop Martin Luther from publishing The 95 Theses, too.


3 posted on 11/30/2022 12:31:55 PM PST by abb
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“protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation”

Straight Outta Orwell


4 posted on 11/30/2022 12:33:35 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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How are they going to control info when Starlink gets fully going?

Direct link from twitter on a phone to space


5 posted on 11/30/2022 12:33:59 PM PST by janetjanet998
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To: BenLurkin

“...significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech...”


6 posted on 11/30/2022 12:34:21 PM PST by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin
tackle disinformation with resolve,.

This is easy, just BAN All Government Employee's
7 posted on 11/30/2022 12:35:43 PM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: BenLurkin
significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech

These seem to be mutually exclusive endeavors.

8 posted on 11/30/2022 12:39:16 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: BenLurkin

“...reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation with resolve...” Gee. I wonder what ‘they’ mean by that? 🤡💩


9 posted on 11/30/2022 12:42:13 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: BenLurkin
Dear EU,

Please call back when your own house is in order.....

10 posted on 11/30/2022 12:42:39 PM PST by G Larry ( "woke" means 'stupid enough to fall for the promotion of every human weakness into a virtue')
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11 posted on 11/30/2022 12:43:20 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Doesn’t he mean “stop the changes” because all Musk has done is change stuff.


12 posted on 11/30/2022 12:47:24 PM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: blackdog

Can’t that...


13 posted on 11/30/2022 12:57:18 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: blackdog

Can’t top that...(fixed)


14 posted on 11/30/2022 12:57:49 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: BenLurkin

The answer is simple - geoblocking. Block access to all EU countries based on location (IP address), just like Rumble did when threatened by France. People can just use a VPN if they want to access freedom.


15 posted on 11/30/2022 1:11:05 PM PST by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech.

And while they are at it, Twitter needs to produce a square circle.

16 posted on 11/30/2022 1:25:58 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: BenLurkin

Elon Musk at Twitter Warns Official EU Changes Needed


17 posted on 11/30/2022 1:32:59 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: BenLurkin
The novel, 1984, was supposed to be a warning, not a road map.
18 posted on 11/30/2022 1:35:23 PM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: BenLurkin

6% of its annual revenue? Just cancel twitter in Europe, if they want it they can get a vpn, unless the STAZI has figured out how to counter that.


19 posted on 11/30/2022 1:39:11 PM PST by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: BenLurkin

musk needs to tell the EU “NO” ...


20 posted on 11/30/2022 2:07:48 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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