Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market of the European UnionIn a statement posted on social media yesterday, Twitter said the European Union’s response to online disinformation “Execution Rules” He said he was pulling out of the contract.

EU rules on this disinformation were earlier TikTok, Facebook And Instagram Other major social media platforms such as The purpose of the agreement was to prevent fake news on social media.

Getting out of the EU disinformation law could cost Musk dearly

We all know Twitter owner Elon Musk’s plans to turn the platform into a free-thinking one. However, many false and deviant accusations are enough to confuse the situation in a short time.

Twitter, which passed the EU law on disinformation in 2018; It has committed to taking steps to curb the spread of disinformation on the platform by targeting related ad revenue, blocking bots and fake accounts, providing consumers with tools to report misinformation, and enabling researchers to to go to work.

Thierry Breton, European Union Commissioner for the Internal Market, in the tweet he shared yesterday; “Twitter deviates from the EU’s voluntary code of conduct against disinformation. However, the obligations remain. You can run, but you can’t hide’ He wrote. Breton, the platform belongs to the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) within the scope of this application, Compulsory from August 25 He also said it will happen.

The EU-wide law, which came into force in November, is intended for platforms such as Twitter to assess and mitigate systemic risks such as societal discourse and disinformation to electoral processes.

Twitter’s previous government had included the platform in the voluntary EU disinformation law in 2018. But Twitter’s current controversial owner, Elon Musk, appears intent on battling the EU over conversation moderation.

On the other hand, this could be an expensive fight for Musk. Because Violations of the DSA can lead to fines of up to 6% of global annual turnover.