{"id":1454617,"date":"2022-04-26T17:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454617"},"modified":"2022-04-26T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:14:39","slug":"european-union-fires-warning-shot-on-twitters-future-elon-there-are-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-fires-warning-shot-on-twitters-future-elon-there-are-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union Fires Warning Shot On Twitter\u2019s Future: \u2018Elon, There Are Rules\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-union-fires-warning-shot-on-twitters-future-elon-there-are-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Elon-Musk-8-scaled-e1651006673882.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The European Union issued a warning to Elon Musk on Tuesday, telling him that he must comply with EU regulations on policing online content, or face severe penalties.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/22f66209-f5b2-4476-8cdb-de4befffebe5\">Financial Times<\/a> Tuesday, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said that he was giving Musk a \u201creality check,\u201d adding that Twitter must cooperate with the EU\u2019s rules on content moderation, including the pending <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_22_2545\">Digital Services Act<\/a>. The prospective legislation would force large tech platforms to take more action to disclose and remove illegal content, including \u201chate speech,\u201d as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/23\/eu-agrees-rules-to-force-big-tech-to-rein-in-content-or-face-huge-fines\">The\u00a0Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome everyone,\u201d Breton told the Financial Times. \u201cWe are open but on our conditions. At least we know what to tell him: \u2018Elon, there are rules. You are welcome but these are our rules. It\u2019s not your rules which will apply here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breton was also stern in warning Musk that the consequences for failing to follow EU rules would be severe, including massive penalties and possibly the site being banned from Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who wants to benefit from this market will have to [fulfill] our rules,\u201d Breton said. \u201cThe board [of Twitter] will have to make sure that if it operates in Europe it will have to [fulfill] the obligations, including moderation, open algorithms, freedom of speech, transparency in rules, obligations to comply with our own rules for hate speech, revenge porn [and] harassment. If [Twitter] does not comply with our law, there are sanctions \u2014 6 per cent of the revenue and, if they continue, banned from operating in Europe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom issued a similar warning to Musk that he must take action to moderate online content, as the country proposes similar laws around online content moderation. A spokesman for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/twitter-agrees-to-44bn-takeover-by-elon-musk-5wv6qw9dw\">The Times<\/a> that \u201c[regardless] of ownership, all social media platforms must be responsible. That includes protecting users from harm on their sites.\u201d The spokesperson did say that it was too early to know what changes, if any, would be made to how the platform operates.<\/p>\n<p>The government of the U.K. has also proposed legislation similar to the EU\u2019s. The Online Safety Bill, which was brought before Parliament last month, will make social media companies more responsible for content that is \u201clegal but harmful,\u201d which includes hate speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 fKDjKV\">The EU and U.K.\u2019s warnings come in reaction to Musk\u2019s commitment to open up Twitter as a more inclusive, free speech-oriented platform now that he has bought out the company. \u201cI think it\u2019s very important for there to be an inclusive arena for free speech,\u201d Musk said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-reveals-during-ted-talk-that-there-is-a-plan-b-if-twitter-rejects-his-offer-to-buy-the-company\">TED Talk<\/a> after he made his initial buyout offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 fKDjKV\">\u201cTwitter has become kind of the de facto town square, so it\u2019s really important that people have both the reality and perception that they\u2019re able to speak freely within the bounds of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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