Letter: Thierry Breton warns Elon Musk that X could face penalties under the DSA for hosting “illegal content and disinformation” about the Israel-Hamas war
European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation …
CNN
Related Coverage
- Hamas Seeds Violent Videos on Sites With Little Moderation New York Times
- EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Hamas attack The Guardian · Lisa O'Carroll
- Musk given 24 hours to address graphic images of Hamas attacks Politico · Mark Scott
- Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter CNBC · Jonathan Vanian
- Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War Wired · David Gilbert
- Elon Musk demands to see a ‘list of violations’ after the EU called him out over the rapid spread of Israel-Gaza disinformation on X Insider · Beatrice Nolan
- EU warns Elon Musk: Fix Twitter/X's disinformation problem or face penalties Mashable · Amanda Yeo
- The Israel-Gaza War Inflames Social Media New York Times
- EU Gives Musk Ultimatum Over Israel-Hamas Disinformation On X Forbes · Emma Woollacott
- EU's tech ‘sheriff’ turns to X rival in disinfo duel with Musk Tech Xplore · Daniel Aronssohn
- EU Warns Musk's X Spreading ‘Illegal’ Disinfo After Hamas Attack International Business Times · Daniel Aronssohn
- Elon Musk's vision for free speech on X tested by Israel-Hamas war misinformation Financial Times
- European Commissioner Gives Elon Musk 24 Hours To Clean-Up X Of Israel-Hamas Conflict Disinformation; Posts He Has Joined Rival Platform Bluesky Deadline · Melanie Goodfellow
- EU warns Musk that X is failing misinformation test amid Israel-Hamas war Cybernews.com · Gintaras Radauskas
- EU issues DSA warning to Elon Musk over X disinformation Silicon Republic · Leigh Mc Gowran
- EU sends stern words to Elon Musk over Hamas attack disinformation appearing on X SiliconANGLE · James Farrell
- X's New Policy Stances are Being Put to the Test With Israel Conflict Social Media Today · Andrew Hutchinson
- EU warns Elon Musk ‘disinformation’ is spreading on X after Hamas attack BBC · James Gregory
- EU sends warning letter to Elon Musk over X sharing illegal Hamas terrorist attack content TweakTown · Jak Connor
- Israel-Hamas War: Top EU official issues 24-hr warning to Elon Musk over misinformation on X Business Today · Danny D'Cruze
- European Union sends letter to Elon Musk over Hamas attack disinformation cybersecurityconnect.com.au · David Hollingworth
- EU Gives Elon Musk 24 Hours to Address ‘Illegal Content and Disinformation’ on X/Twitter About Israel-Hamas War Variety · Ellise Shafer
- EU Regulator Challenges Musk as Falsehoods Flourish On X Amid Israel-Hamas War Tech Policy Press · Gabby Miller
- EU fires urgent warning at Elon Musk's X over illegal content and disinformation following Hamas attacks TechCrunch · Natasha Lomas
- EU Commissioner Asks Musk for Information on “Illegal Content and Disinformation” Spreading on X The Information · Erin Woo
- European Union Warns Musk to Remove ‘Violent and Terrorist Content’ From Twitter, or Else Rolling Stone · Miles Klee
- Social media platforms foment disinformation about war in Israel The Record · Suzanne Smalley
- EU warns Musk that X spreading ‘illegal content’ after Hamas attacks on Israel The Hill · Lauren Irwin
- EU official warns Elon Musk about X's handling of disinformation amid Israel-Hamas war Engadget · Karissa Bell
- EU asks Elon Musk to prove X isn't breaking Europe's disinformation rules The Verge · Wes Davis
- EU says disinformation spreading on X after Hamas attack, urges Musk to tackle it Reuters
- EU's Breton Urges Musk to Rein In Israel-Hamas Disinformation on X Bloomberg · Graham Starr
- X is flooded with Israel-Hamas war misinformation Morning Brew · Sam Klebanov
- EU says X hosts “illegal content” connected to Israel-Hamas war Hacker News
- In Wake of Attack on Israel, Understanding How Hamas Uses Crypto TRM Insights
- Start Up No.2092: the mystery of the slow Community Notes, how Hamas used crypto for funding, Ozempic slims GDP, and more The Overspill · Charlesarthur
- Israel freezes Hamas-linked crypto accounts used for donations Blockworks · Shalini Nagarajan
- Cryptocurrencies From Hacked Indian Wallets Diverted To Hamas Inc42 Media · Suprita Anupam
- Israel freezes crypto accounts seeking Hamas donations, police say Reuters
- How Hamas has utilized crypto, and what may be coming Elliptic · David Carlisle
- Hamas Received $41 Million in Crypto in Lead Up to Attack on Israel Cryptonews
- Hamas Raises Tens of Millions Through Cryptocurrencies Metaverse Post · Nik Asti
- Report: Hamas Received $41 Million in Crypto Since 2021 PYMNTS.com
- Binance Helps Israel Freeze Hamas Crypto Accounts Crypto Briefing · Diego Almada Lopez
- The terror attacks on Israel was funded through recent multimillion dollar crypto currency deposits into accounts of Hamas, Hezbollah … Sue Ghosh Stricklett
- Elliptic's analysis shows the continual evolution of tactics in the use of crypto by militant groups. … Matthew Price
- Story today with Ian Talley on Hamas's financing: — Hamas's lightning strike on Israel last weekend has raised the question how the group financed the surprise operation. … Angus Berwick
- This is a feature, not a bug, i “decentralized finance” (DeFi). Aiding and abetting terrorism. — https://lnkd.in/gYnh4Eqp John Willkie
- There are always critical optics on crypto in such situations- here as well. But frankly Hamas raised 100s millions in FIAT - even with sanctions jn place. … Pawel Kuskowski
- The FIRST CRYPTO funded war...Digital-currency wallets that Israeli authorities linked to the PIJ received as much as $93 million … Jose Hoyos
- Here's how Telegram videos that circulate on X make separating fact from fiction a nightmare for Elon Musk Insider · Hasan Chowdhury
- Israel's vaunted tech sector is going to war Washington Post · Gerrit De Vynck
- Israel's AI startups carry on as employees mobilize for war, run to shelters VentureBeat · Sharon Goldman
- Israeli Startup Community, at Home and Abroad, Prepares to Fight Wall Street Journal
- ‘Took My Gun Out of the Safe’: Israeli Tech Execs Balance War and Business in Beleaguered Industry The Messenger · Adam Kovac
- Israeli Tech Workers Prepare To Mobilize In Wake Of Attacks Crunchbase News · Chris Metinko
- Well, I don't like or agree with the title but thankful to Steven Scheer that I was able to share my perspective with Reuters. … Hillel Fuld
Discussion
-
@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on threads
Elon is about to find out that “free speech” actually costs a lot, in fines, in the EU.
-
@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
on threads
UPDATE: Elon is in one of his playful moods But he is playing with fire with his tweet's tone Thierry Breton won't appreciate Musk trying to dictate terms and play out the drama on X And if Musk's post leads to his goons trolling and attacking Breton... he's going to come down ev…
-
@safety
@safety
on x
In the past couple of days, we've seen an increase in daily active users on @X in the conflict area, plus there have been more than 50 million posts globally focusing on the weekend's terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. As the events continue to unfold rapidly, a cross-company l…
-
@thierrybreton
Thierry Breton
on x
Following the terrorist attacks by Hamas against 🇮🇱, we have indications of X/Twitter being used to disseminate illegal content & disinformation in the EU. Urgent letter to @elonmusk on #DSA obligations ⤵️ [image]
-
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
on x
@ThierryBreton Our policy is that everything is open source and transparent, an approach that I know the EU supports. Please list the violations you allude to on 𝕏, so that that the public can see them. Merci beaucoup.
-
@thierrybreton
Thierry Breton
on x
@elonmusk Vu, merci. You are well aware of your users' — and authorities'— reports on fake content and glorification of violence. Up to you to demonstrate that you walk the talk. My team remains at your disposal to ensure DSA compliance, which the EU will continue to enforce rigo…
-
@zamaan_qureshi
Zamaan Qureshi
on x
Never good when you have to get a scolding in the form of a letter from a European Commissioner to comply with the law. Reads like a teachers note.
-
@robertjbateman
Robert Bateman
on x
Breton tweets an open letter to Musk regarding DSA compliance. It contains a lot of “urge” and “invite”-type words. Musk asks Breton to cite the DSA provisions X has allegedly violated. Unusual to sympathetise with Musk, but it's a fair question. The letter is imprecise. [image]
-
@ggreenwald
Glenn Greenwald
on x
The EU hired an Omidyar-funded firm ("Reset") that claims to be “disinformation experts”. It issued a study accusing Big Tech platforms - especially X - of insufficiently censoring “pro-Russia propaganda.” The EU has a new censorship law and intends to use it to punish X:
-
@alextaylornews
Alex Taylor
on x
The EU, which has more consumers (that's what matters for Musk) than even the US has the collective clout to call this out 👇- and Musk will have to take notice and react Yet another reason to be proud to be 🇪🇺 👏@ThierryBreton
-
@mikestaresinic
Mike Staresinic
on x
@anneapplebaum Dear Ms. Applebaum, Might we consider using this Tw venue less, knowing that Musk has no plans to slow disinformation? Interpret as hypothetical, if you wish. I have reduced Twitter usage 80% and life is better, information clearer.
-
@guyverhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt
on x
A long overdue first step by @ThierryBreton Under Musk, X has become a swamp of disinformation..including from the owner of the platform. EU laws must apply & if not enough, X should be regulated until it cleans up its act!
-
@jason_kint
Jason Kint
on x
Why didn't he address the letter to the ceo? Just curious. That would be normal protocol.
-
@zsk
Zoe Kleinman
on x
I have seen a lot of disinfo on X - my fab colleague @Shayan86 is doing a good job of highlighting the fakes he has been able to verify but ultimately it's X's job, not his
-
@fbajak
Frank Bajak
on x
Musk warned by EU commissioner on the need to remove false and misleading info from Twitter/X/whateveryoucallit. Warns about potential penalties. This could be first test case of EU's Digital Services Act, which compels big platforms to suppress harmful content.
-
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
on x
@ggreenwald [The Great] Reset Let the public hear exactly what this disinformation consists of and decide for themselves. Many times, we have found the “official fact-checker” to be the very individual making false statements! For example, the chief fact-checker of The Washington…
-
@ianbremmer
Ian Bremmer
on x
european union putting elon on notice
-
@jason_kint
Jason Kint
on x
Things just got (appropriately) real for Elon in his posture on the new DSA. “I urge you to ensure a prompt, accurate and complete response to this request within the next 24 hours. We will include your answer in our assessment file on your compliance with the DSA.”
-
@kevinmkruse
Kevin M. Kruse
on x
This site has gotten steadily worse with every “improvement” Elon has made, but this weekend made it clear that it's no longer a place to get and discuss breaking news.
-
@kevinmkruse
Kevin M. Kruse
on x
It's just a cesspool for the worst people on social media and it's getting worse every week. I've been telling myself for months that the good here outweighs the bad, but I don't believe that anymore.
-
@anneapplebaum
Anne Applebaum
on x
“X users were presented with video game footage passed off as footage of a Hamas attack, images of fireworks in Algeria presented as Israeli strikes on Hamas & old video from the Syrian civil war repurposed to look like it was taken this weekend” https://www.wired.com/...
-
@jakemgrumbach
Jake M. Grumbach
on x
You can still find some decent hot takes on this site, but engagement farms are flooding the zone with old videos, AI generated pics, and misinfo. It's impossible to find primary sources. This site is broken like nothing I've ever seen https://www.wired.com/... [image]
-
r/theworldnews
r
on reddit
Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X
-
r/RealTesla
r
on reddit
Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter
-
r/business
r
on reddit
Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter
-
r/EnoughMuskSpam
r
on reddit
Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter
-
r/news
r
on reddit
EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Hamas attack
-
r/telaviv
r
on reddit
Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter
-
r/europe
r
on reddit
EU warns Elon Musk over ‘disinformation’ on X about Hamas attack
-
@smdiehl
Stephen Diehl
on x
Have to keep stressing this point, crypto proliferation is directly at odds with the foreign policy interests of the United States. We should ban it. https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@balajis
Balaji
on x
Oh, you're saying they raised “millions”? I doubt that's true. But we know Biden gave Iran billions. And last I checked, one billion is 1000X a million. So let's deal with the 1000X issue first, and end DC's fiat funding of terrorism. https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@jasonmbrodsky
Jason Brodsky
on x
Reading this WSJ piece about how #Hamas, PIJ, and #Hezbollah may have received financing through cryptocurrency for the attack on #Israel, it's worth noting Binance processed #Iran transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018. https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@billhughesdc
@billhughesdc
on x
“Hamas stopped publishing its donation addresses to protect donors' anonymity after Israeli and U.S. investigators tracked the transactions on the blockchain—the public ledgers that collate data on all digital currency transactions.” https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@bradsherman
Congressman Brad Sherman
on x
(1/2) #Crypto is not the future of charitable giving in response to terrorist attacks, crypto is the future of terror financing. “Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto” - @WSJ ⬇️ https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@m_c_klein
Matthew C. Klein
on x
Permissionless payments in action https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@iampaulgrewal
@iampaulgrewal
on x
What's happened in and to Israel is evil. No funds should EVER be used to support Hamas or any other organization responsible— whether those funds are in the form of fiat currency, gold, crypto or whatever. 1/3
-
@iampaulgrewal
@iampaulgrewal
on x
That's also why we need to sensible crypto legislation passed here in the United States without further delay. We need this industry flourishing in nations committed to the rule of law, not driven to places where human rights and public safety mean much less. 3/3
-
@twobitidiot
@twobitidiot
on x
To the extent small amounts of crypto were used by Hamas or Iran, the facts will show that most of these txns were powered by offshore exchanges already under investigation by DoJ. Punitive U.S. crypto policy will only hurt good actors here and push even more activity offshore.
-
@campbelljaustin
Austin Campbell
on x
Blockchains are more transparent, thus we can more easily see transactions and amounts. Let me ask the next question: how much did Hamas take in through the traditional system? Perhaps crypto is being punished for being a better system for detecting bad activity?
-
@eleanorterrett
Eleanor Terrett
on x
Well, this report will do nothing to help crypto's cause in Washington DC and will almost certainly be used by @SenWarren to onboard members of Congress to her anti-crypto crusade. Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto https://www.wsj.com/...
-
r/ethtrader
r
on reddit
Wallstreet Journal Blames Cryptocurrency for Israel-Palestine Tension as Militants Raised Funds Through Crypto - Finding Another Reason to Ban?
-
r/CryptoCurrency
r
on reddit
Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto
-
r/Buttcoin
r
on reddit
Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto
-
@matt_schulman1
Matt
on x
Impossible to overstate the impact Israeli's have on tech and A.I. “Uri Eliabayev...asked VentureBeat to edit his comments to sound appropriate in English because he wrote them “while running to the shelter."' From @sharongoldman https://venturebeat.com/...
-
@ychernova
Yuliya Chernova
on x
Members of Israel's tech sector are reeling from the war, while trying to keep their businesses going as execs and employees join the fight. Some Israeli founders in the U.S. are also heeding mobilization orders. Our story https://www.wsj.com/...
-
@urieli17
Uri Eliabayev
on x
Thank you @sharongoldman from @VentureBeat for covering the work of the Israeli AI community and companies. Thank you for letting the world hear our side and how we are working hard to win this war. Link: https://venturebeat.com/...