Musk says Twitter will comply with the EU’s rules on content if he completes his proposed takeover, despite his plans to loosen Twitter’s restrictions
One of the leading officials from the EU paid a visit to Elon Musk in Texas, and came away convinced the billionaire will keep Twitter on the right side of legislators.
Musk said Twitter would comply with the EU’s rules on content if he completed his proposed takeover, despite his plans to loosen restrictions on the network. Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, has criticised Twitter’s content moderation policies, saying he will focus on “free speech” values.
The EU agreed on the Digital Services Act in April, aiming to force tech platforms to better police content. The rules mainly focus on taking down illegal content like terrorist posts and hate speech, but could also affect tech companies’ algorithms to down-rank harmful posts, such as messages harassing others or promoting eating disorders.
Musk, however, has said he believes the platform should follow the rules of each country it operates in. “In my view, Twitter should match the laws of the country,” Musk said in April at a TED conference before Twitter accepted his bid to buy the platform.
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