Elon Musk reached out to EU chief to guarantee content material policing compliance

Elon Musk has assured the European Commission that Twitter will proceed to abide by robust European guidelines on unlawful on-line content material policing now the social community has handed underneath his possession, EU sources stated on Monday.

In a beforehand unreported change final week, Musk informed Thierry Breton, the EU’s trade chief, that he deliberate to adjust to the area’s Digital Services Act, which levies hefty fines on firms if they don’t management unlawful content material.

The self-described free speech absolutist agreed to carry a gathering with Breton, a former French finance minister, within the coming weeks, the EU officers informed Reuters.
The change got here after Breton took to Twitter to warn Musk concerning the new European laws on Friday.

“In Europe, the bird will fly by our EU rules,” Breton tweeted on Friday.

The assurances from Musk appeared to counsel a practical perspective from the CEO of electrical automotive maker Tesla Inc, who has beforehand expressed his want to see Twitter have fewer limits on content material that may be posted.