Azeri Ambassador Won’t Delete Tweet Threatening EU Delegation
Azeri’s leading diplomat in Brussels stirred the pot by tweeting an image of a sniper rifle at MEPs visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Azeri’s leading diplomat in Brussels stirred the pot by tweeting an image of a sniper rifle at MEPs visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to X is part of a swirl of events that pits the volatile entrepreneur against the EU as new copyright lawsuits and hate speech legislation loom on the horizon.
Ad experts have spoken out about Musk’s latest move, which they believe could potentially undermine efforts by Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers.
The EU has sent its top gun in the form of Commission official Thierry Breton to prepare Twitter and Facebook for new hate speech regulations.
In an interview on French television, the American magnate said he had more power now than if he were president, but Twitter would comply with the EU.
“Twitter has chosen the hard way, they chose confrontation,” Commission VP Věra Jourová said, promising vigorous enforcement of EU law and a hefty penalty if Twitter’s compliance is deemed insufficient.
Commission VP Věra Jourová urged that AI-generated information be labeled as such, and that restrictions be put on AI technology from being used to generate disinformation.
The announcement appears to be a swing at the EU’s new anti-disinformation efforts, as well as a bid to clear Musk’s name after a backlash over an increased compliance rate with removal requests.
While abiding by the Code is voluntary, the same does not apply to the EU’s new content moderation rulebook, the Digital Services Act. Regarding the latter, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warned: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”
In the latest battle between EU regulators and U.S. tech firms, Brussels claims that Apple benefited from tax breaks from the Irish government while Dublin struggles to keep both sides happy.