A European regulator has issued Elon Musk a stern warning about the spread of illegal content and disinformation on X, formerly known as Twitter, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Failure to comply with the European regulations around illegal content could result in fines worth 6% of a company’s annual revenue.
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, said in a letter addressed to Musk on Tuesday that his office has “indications” that groups are spreading misinformation and “violent and terrorist” content on X, and urged the billionaire to respond within a 24-hour period.
The letter comes after numerous researchers, news organizations and other groups have documented a rise of misleading, false and questionable content on X, creating confusion about the current conflict.
Why suppress the news? Awfully Muskian thinking, imo.
can’t go a few minutes online without musk forced down my throat. It’s everywhere all the time
Take a break. Try reading a book instead.
Nice try the only book I own is his autobiography.
Oh, so you’re the one who bought one! I was curious.
That’s because the things Musk says and does matter. Love him or hate him, he has legitimate influence on many parts of society right now.
I don’t like it, either. But ignoring things we don’t like doesn’t fix problems, acknowledging and addressing them does.
pretty sure you can set a filter to filter out every mention of him if you like.
I see that option on voyager, thanks!