{"id":1941060,"date":"2023-05-31T05:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solomon-will-twitter-really-be-shut-down-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T05:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:39:53","slug":"solomon-will-twitter-really-be-shut-down-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solomon-will-twitter-really-be-shut-down-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Twitter shutting down in Europe?"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fsolomon-will-twitter-really-be-shut-down-in-europe%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=1941060&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--><h2>Is Twitter Doomed in Europe? Elon Musk&#8217;s Latest Move Raises Questions<\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s recent decision to withdraw Twitter from the European Union&#8217;s disinformation agreement has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jim-jordan-gives-ultimatum-on-the-upcoming-electoral-college-showdown-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jim Jordan Gives Ultimatum On The Upcoming Electoral College Showdown (VIDEO)\">raised concerns<\/a> that the platform may be shut down in Europe. The EU&#8217;s Digital Services Act, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeland-security-authorizes-tsa-to-enforce-joe-biden-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Homeland Security Authorizes TSA to Enforce Joe Biden Mask Mandate\">takes effect<\/a> in August, imposes certain requirements on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solomon-will-twitter-really-be-shut-down-in-europe\/\" title=\"Is Twitter shutting down in Europe?\">social media sites operating<\/a> in the EU. Failure to comply with these rules could result in a ban from the EU.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If Musk does not take serious measures to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-parents-shocked-after-learning-students-will-return-to-schools-with-homeless-encampments\/\" title=\"Seattle Parents Shocked After Learning Students Will Return To Schools With Homeless Encampments\">increasing problem<\/a> of &#8216;disinformation&#8217; on the platform, the entire EU could ban Twitter from its territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, France&#8217;s Digital Minister<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Musk tests the waters by removing Twitter from a voluntary code of practice in Europe, he faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flees-podium-without-answering-questions-after-delivering-remarks-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Biden Flees Podium without Answering Questions After Delivering Remarks in Delaware (VIDEO)\">growing threat<\/a> that this move may ultimately result in the platform being shut down in the region. Twitter has close to 30 million active users in the EU, which is not only 10 percent of Twitter&#8217;s overall user base but also a comparatively affluent segment that&#8217;s attractive to Twitter&#8217;s advertising base.<\/p>\n<h3>The Ultimate Question<\/h3>\n<p>While Musk has until August 25 to change his mind and align with these EU rules, the ultimate question will be what happens if he chooses not to align or only partially accede to EU legislation. Negotiations between Twitter and EU regulators may be the most likely scenario, as attorney John Lawlor suggests: &#8220;It is in the best interest of Twitter and legislators (not only in Europe but here in the United States) to find ways to work together. A European ban on Twitter or Twitter voluntarily leaving Europe should both be seen as the last resort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, negotiations only work when both parties feel they have something to gain by giving up something to the other side. It&#8217;s hard to see where the win would be for European regulators. They will either hold Musk to be on the correct side of the clearly drawn regulatory line, or they&#8217;ll make what could become a fatal exception to the legislation.<\/p>\n<h3>The Bottom Line<\/h3>\n<p>As someone who closely follows Twitter and Musk, it&#8217;s clear that Musk realizes that if Twitter were to pull out of Europe, the platform would be doomed. The most likely scenario is that negotiations will take place between Twitter and EU regulators to find a way to work together. A European ban on Twitter or Twitter voluntarily leaving Europe should both be seen as the last resort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elon Musk&#8217;s decision to withdraw Twitter from the European Union&#8217;s disinformation agreement raises concerns that the platform may be shut down in Europe.<\/li>\n<li>The EU&#8217;s Digital Services Act, which takes effect in August, imposes certain requirements on social media sites operating in the EU.<\/li>\n<li>Twitter has close to 30 million active users in the EU, which is not only 10 percent of Twitter&#8217;s overall user base but also a comparatively affluent segment that&#8217;s attractive to Twitter&#8217;s advertising base.<\/li>\n<li>The most likely scenario is that negotiations will take place between Twitter and EU regulators to find a way to work together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It is in the best interest of Twitter and legislators (not only in Europe but here in the United States) to find ways to work together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; John Lawlor, Attorney<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/solomon-will-twitter-really-shut-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>result in Musk shutting down the platform in Europe after withdrawing from the EU&#8217;s disinformation agreement. The Digital Services Act, effective in August, mandates specific obligations for social media sites in the EU. Non-compliance could lead to Twitter&#8217;s closure in Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2024,"featured_media":1941061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[8447,4635,4253],"class_list":["post-1941060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-europe","tag-shutting","tag-twitter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2024"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1941060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1941060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1941061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1941060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1941060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1941060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}