EU warns Twitter to improve content moderation as new rules loom
The Hindu
EU’s top tech enforcer warned Elon Musk that Twitter must have enough resources to moderate dangerous content.
The EU's top tech enforcer warned Elon Musk on Thursday that Twitter must have enough resources to moderate dangerous content by August 25 or risk being in violation of the bloc's landmark rules to rein in big tech.
"If the technology is not ready they need to have enough resources to match the gap. I spoke on this specific topic with Elon Musk," EU commissioner Thierry Breton told reporters following a meeting at Twitter headquarters, which included the platform's new CEO Linda Yaccarino.
Breton said he told the Twitter team, with Musk joining by videoconference from New York, that "there are a few areas that will be critical immediately when the regulation will be enforceable."
This would be "especially everything related to child abuse which is a very hot topic for us in Europe, also disinformation in elections," Breton said.
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