Today, the EU commissioner Thierry Breton has issued X a reminder of his legal duties to stop hurtful content. He said that the company is obligated under the Digital Service Act to protect X’s EU users from misinformation as well as inflammatory content.
However, he didn’t get into any specifics. Let’s look at what Thierry wrote on his X profile.
He wrote, “With great audience comes greater responsibility.”
The European Union has an ongoing probe into X under its landmark Digital Services Act (DSA).
According to him, “the DSA obligations apply without exceptions or discrimination to the moderation of the whole user community and content of X (including yourself as a user with over 190 million followers).”
He said the warning was motivated by the “risk of amplification of potentially harmful content in the EU,” citing an upcoming Trump interview. He also referenced his inflammatory comments about far-right riots in the UK.
He further elaborated, “We are monitoring the potential risks in the EU associated with the dissemination of content that may incite violence, hate, and racism in conjunction with major political — or societal — events around the world.”
“My services and I will be extremely vigilant to any evidence that points to breaches of the DSA and will not hesitate to make full use of our toolbox, including by adopting interim measures, should it be warranted to protect EU citizens from serious harm,” Breton wrote.
Elon Musk has not taken well to the warning and dismissed it. He also criticized the EU Commission’s perceived overreach.
However, that sort of response from Musk may not work in his favor amid ongoing scrutiny from the EU Commission.
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