Twitter is pulling out of the European Union’s voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation, a senior EU official said on Friday. European Commissioner Thierry Breton Wrote On Twitter, Twitter has pulled back from the EU’s “code of practice” on disinformation that other major social media platforms have pledged to support. However, he added that Twitter’s “obligations” remain, citing tough new EU digital rules that came into effect in August.

“You can run, but you can’t hide,” Breton said.

San Francisco-based Twitter, like it does to most press questions, provided an automated response and did not return a request for comment.

The move to stop fighting misinformation appears to be billionaire owner Elon Musk’s latest move to loosen his grip on the social media company he bought last year. Pursuing its goal of transforming Twitter into a digital town square, it threw aside previous rules against disinformation and overturned its vetting system and content moderation policy.

Google, TikTok, Microsoft, Facebook and Instagram, Meta are among those signing up under EU law that requires companies to measure their work in fighting disinformation and publish regular reports on their progress.

There were already signs that Twitter was not ready to meet its obligations. Earlier this year, the European Commission, the executive body of the 27-nation bloc, criticized Twitter for failing to provide a full initial report under the code, saying it provided little specific information and targeted data.

Breton said combating disinformation would become a “legal imperative” under the new digital rules, which include enforcement rules.

“Our teams will be ready for execution,” he said.