Bloomberg News reports:
Elon Musk’s Twitter needs to put more resources toward addressing sensitive content if it wants to comply with strict new European regulations ahead of a deadline in August, according to Thierry Breton, the bloc’s internal market commissioner.
There are a few “critical” areas that Twitter needs to focus on immediately, especially around child abuse and controlling disinformation around elections, Breton said.
The commissioner is touring Silicon Valley to explain the EU’s upcoming requirements on content regulation. Twitter has until Aug. 25 to implement the EU’s Digital Services Act, considered the world’s most stringent set of regulations in the policing of online content.
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Twitter is the 1st platform to undergo a “stress test” to prepare for #DSA 🇪🇺
The company is taking this exercise very seriously.
Constructive dialogue in San Francisco🇺🇸 with @elonmusk & CEO @lindayacc ahead of the “real test” — on 25 August.
Sufficient resources will be key. pic.twitter.com/99uz5hqNUG
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) June 22, 2023