Twitter has decided to leave the EU's disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but "its obligations remain," EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Saturday.
Launched in 2018, the EU's code of practice on
disinformation counts nearly three dozen signatories including the giants in
the sector such as Meta, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and TikTok.
It also covers smaller platforms, as well as advertisers and
fact-checkers and non-governmental organisations.
"You can run but you can't hide. Beyond voluntary
commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under DSA
(digital services law) as of August 25," he wrote.
Twitter leaves EU voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation.
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) May 26, 2023
But obligations remain. You can run but you can’t hide.
Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under #DSA as of August 25.
Our teams will be ready for enforcement.
"Our teams will be ready for enforcement," he
warned.
Since buying the social network six months ago, billionaire
Elon Musk has relaxed the moderation of problematic content, which appears to
have amplified the voices of notorious propagators of disinformation on the
platform.
"If (Elon Musk) doesn't take the code seriously, then
it's better that he quits," a European Commission official had told AFP on
Friday.
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