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• @claesdevreese@mastodon.social Claes de Vreese on mastodon

  The European Commission is “investigating X's compliance with the DSA, including with regard to its policies and practices regarding notices on illegal content, complaint handling, risk assessment.”  —  Responses required by the of the month.  Late or insufficient answers can lea…

• @jimbochill.bsky.social JimboChill on bluesky

  Yeah that's like $100 at this point.

• @thierrybreton Thierry Breton on x

  #TikTok has a particular obligation to protect children & teenagers from violent content & terrorist propaganda —as well as death challenges & potentially life-threatening content. #DSA sets out very clear obligations TikTok must comply with. Letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew⤵️ […

• @thierrybreton Thierry Breton on x

  The #DSA is here to protect both freedom of expression & our democracies — including in times of crisis. We have sent @X a formal request for information, a first step in our investigation to determine compliance with the DSA. https://ec.europa.eu/...

• @verajourova Věra Jourová on x

  Illegal content and terrorist propaganda has no place in the EU, neither offline nor online. The Commission has a duty to vigorously enforce the #DSA and this formal request for information is a step to fully understand what measures @X is taking to ensure online safety.

• @ingridlunden Ingrid on x

  Why does this matter? A formal investigation will give us all a better idea of how ‘X’ is used and abused: since Musk took Twitter private, there is a lot less transparency around it. We use it in a dark tunnel bored by Elon.

• @prestonjbyrne Preston Byrne on x

  @ThierryBreton @X The DSA is a censorship and content takedown law. Its sole purpose is to censor content European governments dislike. To tell your constituents that this regime protects “freedom of expression” is the worst kind of Orwellian doublespeak.

• @ggreenwald Glenn Greenwald on x

  EU officials continue to directly threaten X (along with other Big Tech platforms) that either they start immediately censoring more political speech that EU officials regard as false or dangerous, or they will suffer severe punishment under the EU's new censorship law:

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  When the EU tells platforms they have a legal obligation to “mitigate harms,” does that just mean “take down lawful but harmful content”? This letter from @ThierryBreton seems like a big YES. Regulators can tell platforms what legal material to remove. 1/ https://twitter.com/...

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  In a way we should be relieved that @ThierryBreton said the quiet part out loud so quickly. Other countries considering emulating the DSA should consider whether they want to hand this same authority to restrict lawful speech to their own governments. 2/

• @mtaibbi Matt Taibbi on x

  You don't “protect freedom of expression” by allowing unaccountable bureaucrats to mandate removal of content. You have no idea what freedom of expression is. https://www.racket.news/...

• @daphnehk Daphne Keller on x

  @ThierryBreton If this letter were really just telling Meta to take down ILLEGAL content, it would have used that word half a dozen more times, instead of saying things like “fake.” 3/3

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  I guess that answers the question of what the enforcement team thought of Team Elon's reply. [image]

• @lisaocarroll Lisa O'Carroll on x

  BREAKING: The EU sends 2nd missive to X re alleged “spreading of terrorist and violent content and hate speech” Thierry Breton makes formal demand for fresh info about its ability to comply with new laws. Giving it two deadlines 18 Oct and 31 Oct https://ec.europa.eu/...

• @erinkwoo Erin Woo on x

  New: The European Commission is investigating X's compliance with the DSA over its content moderation policies. It comes as X has slashed its capabilities for responding to misinformation. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to 6% of X's revenue. https://www.theinformat…

• @scottnover Scott Nover on x

  As bad as Twitter is at stopping misinformation—the point of my last piece—we should be very worried when governments start deciding what's “misinformation” and what isn't.

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  Elon is about to find out that “free speech” actually costs a lot, in fines, in the EU.

• @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…

• @lindayax Linda Yaccarino on x

  Everyday we're reminded of our global responsibility to protect the public conversation by ensuring everyone has access to real-time information and safeguarding the platform for all our users. In response to the recent terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, we've redistributed...

• @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.

• @globalaffairs @globalaffairs on x

  Today @lindayaX responded to @ThierryBreton's letter detailing our work in response to the terrorist attack on Israel. [image]

• @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…

• @thierrybreton Thierry Breton on x

  We have received the reply by @X to our letter raising concerns about the spread of illegal content and disinformation related to the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. The #DSA enforcement team will analyse the reply and decide on next steps.

• @marinamedvin @marinamedvin on x

  X has spent the past 12 hours systemically removing all proof of Palestinian terrorist atrocities committed on children, women, the elderly, and the men. A fraction of the proof remains. And not just individual posts — but full accounts gone. Why is X doing this. The victims...

• @prestonjbyrne Preston Byrne on x

  “Why is X doing this?” Probably because the European Commission is ordering them to, as @ThierryBreton made clear in his post on Monday. People seeing Hamas atrocities threatens social order in Europe so it must be suppressed.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @ThierryBreton We take our actions in the open. No back room deals. Please post your concerns explicitly on this platform.

• @isabelle_szcz Isabelle Szczepanski on x

  A few remarks : - @ThierryBreton wrongly sent his letter to @elonmusk (the old boys club mentality ?). @lindayaX replies, as she should have been the rightful recipient as the company's CEO. Amen to that. - Breton says that X must remove disinformation, Linda Yacarino replies in.…

• @erinkwoo Erin Woo on x

  Linda Yaccarino responded to Thierry Breton's letter here: (Elon Musk responded yesterday via this platform, asking for more information and demanding that Breton post alleged violations publicly on X.)

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @MatchasmMatt @ThierryBreton I still don't know what they're talking about! Maybe it's in the mail or something.

• @pinboard @pinboard on x

  This is a misunderstanding of how to use Twitter effectively. You can still get feeds of arbitrarily high quality on any topic, including breaking news, but it requires using the lists feature. That has never been adequately promoted or supported, but it's at everyone's disposal

• @pinboard @pinboard on x

  A lot of people who spent the Trump years cheerleading for critical thinking, fact-checking and fighting disinformation are now leaving in a huff now that this site is not ideologically homogeneous instead of putting their principles into action. Sad!

• @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/...

• @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.”

• @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

• r/worldnews r on reddit

  EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation

• r/technology r on reddit

  X removes hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts since attack, CEO says