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• @newley Newley Purnell on x

  From Dublin to Singapore to SF, Twitter staff in government policy, legal affairs and “trust and safety” are departing the company. Regulators are watching. Story with @samschech @kimmackrael @lizalinwsj https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @bungdan Dan Murphy on x

  “Brussels, where's that?” “It's in Belgium, sir.” “Where's that?” “Small country in Europe.” “Well, nothing important could possibly be going on there. Shut it down.” https://www.ft.com/...

• @javierespft Javier Espinoza on x

  @jumozerlia ... In a bit the EU will publish figures that show Twitter is falling behind with its efforts to comply with the disinformation code, according to people with knowledge of the research. The figures show that removals of hate speech by Twitter dropped by about 5 per ce…

• @javierespft Javier Espinoza on x

  @jumozerlia @BartLaNasa The executives had led the company's effort to comply with the EU's disinformation code and the bloc's landmark Digital Services Act, which came into force last week and sets new rules on how Big Tech should keep users safe online.

• @ahmetasabanci @ahmetasabanci on x

  This makes my scenario of Musk turning Twitter into US-only platform much more plausible. Twitter disbands Brussels office, prompting fears about online safety https://www.ft.com/...

• @obrien Chris O'Brien on x

  “The EC will publish figures that show Twitter falling behind with efforts to comply with the disinformation code, according to people with knowledge of the research. The figures show removals of hate speech by Twitter dropped by about 5% year on year.” https://www.ft.com/...

• @tomfairless Tom Fairless on x

  Interesting piece. It's striking how much of the coverage of Musk's Twitter takeover suggests he will mess up the business. Possible of course, but he doesn't have a bad track record... https://twitter.com/...

• @newley Newley Purnell on x

  .⁦@elonmusk⁩'s move to purge those at Twitter who don't embrace his vision has led to a wave of departures among policy and safety-issue staff around the globe, sparking questions from regulators. Story with ⁦@samschech⁩ ⁦@kimmackrael⁩: https://www.wsj.com/...

• @klystrn Peter on x

  Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market, “In Europe, the bird will fly by our rules.” Does this inspire anyone? Why can't bureaucrats be more collaborative? ⁦⁦@elonmusk⁩ ⁩ https://www.wsj.com/...

• @samschech Sam Schechner on x

  @WSJ: Twitter departures are hitting staff tasked w regulations and compliance globally—including the last two remaining people in Twitter's Brussels office and the head of public policy in Ireland. W @kimmackrael @newley @lizalinwsj https://www.wsj.com/...

• @spignal Stanley Pignal on x

  The only thing that infuriates the EU even more than Big Tech having lobbyists in Brussels is when Big Tech has no lobbyists left in Brussels. https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @bbckatyaadler Katya Adler on x

  EU worries Twitter disbanding Brussels office might lead to non compliance with EU strict social media content / hate speech regulations👇 https://twitter.com/...

• @tomfairless Tom Fairless on x

  “I am concerned about the news of firing such a vast amount of staff of Twitter in Europe,” EU VP Vera Jourova said. “Especially in the context of Russian disinformation warfare, I expect Twitter to fully respect the EU law and honour its commitments...” https://www.ft.com/...

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  Twitter disbands Brussels office prompting EU fears about online safety A new European Commission report shows Twitter is falling behind with its efforts to comply with the disinformation code. Removal of hate speech by Twitter dropped by about 5% YoY https://www.ft.com/...

• @smtuffy Sean Tuffy on x

  Probably nothing https://www.ft.com/...