Senior European politicians have expressed outrage over Elon Musk's decision to remove journalists from Twitter Inc., threatening future fines and leaving the platform.
It is kind of ironic that Elon should do this when he is an avid promoter of Free Speech.
Vera Jourova, vice president of the Commission, said that the recent news on the arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter was concerning. Red lines are present. sanctions are coming soon.
Elon Musk’s decision to suddenly ban prominent tech journalists from Twitter is fanning a fierce backlash in Europe Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the social network, claimed that several renowned journalists, including those from the Washington Post, CNN, and the New York Times, were endangering his family, therefore Twitter terminated their accounts. Musk described the information as "essentially assassination coordinates" and claimed that the profiles that were suspended belonged to someone who had shared his real-time Location.
In order to create new media protections, the European Commission introduced the Media Freedom Act in September. The concept is now being discussed in the early stages by the EU institutions.
The German government has criticized Twitter since Musk bought the company, and it is now watching the company "with growing anxiety," according to Christiane Hoffmann, a spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who made the remarks at a news conference on Friday morning. According to Hoffmann, the government is still reviewing its platform usage policy.
Elon Musk’s decision to suddenly ban prominent tech journalists from Twitter is fanning a fierce backlash in Europe https://t.co/Jw9FznR4Pi
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From our perspective, freedom of the press is a very important asset that must be protected when it is in Jeopardy,” Christofer Burger, spokesman for Germany’s Foreign Office said.
Musk will soon have to deal with a plethora of new restrictions for how he handles posts under the DSA, which will oblige platforms to remove illegal information and take more action against harmful content, even if Europe now lacks much capacity to prosecute Musk for suspending journalists. To manage content in several EU languages, he will also need content moderators.User accounts may be restricted or blocked under the upcoming EU regulations, but they must be informed, the justifications must be stated, and they must be based on the terms of use. Account holders must have the option to challenge the judgment.
Before taking over Musk explicitly opposed arbitrary or permanent user bans before acquiring control of the company, particularly criticizing Twitter for kicking former US President Donald Trump off the service. Politicians in the EU at the time, including the former German chancellor Angela Merkel, likewise held these prohibitions in low regard.
Trump and other right-wing commentators who had been barred by the previous administration have been reinstalled by Musk. After being banned and then restored, Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, tweeted a swastika.
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