Twitter stemt ermee in zich te houden aan EU-wetgeving

Twitter stemt ermee in zich te houden aan de strenge EU-wetgeving inzake desinformatie

Bloc officials enter company’s headquarters to test its controls on issues such as Russian propaganda.

Twitter has agreed to comply with tough new EU laws on fake news, Russian propaganda and online crime after a team of officials from the European Commission entered its headquarters to stress test its capacity to operate legally in Europe.

The move came just weeks after Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, quit the bloc’s voluntary code of practice on disinformation.

In the first exercise of its kind, EU officials were allowed into the company’s headquarters on Thursday to carry out a mock exercise with Twitter staff to test its controls on Russian propaganda, fake news and criminal activity including child sexual exploitation.

Thierry Breton, the commissioner responsible for enforcement of the new Digital Services Act, welcomed the fact the company voluntarily agreed to the test.

He reiterated his warning to all social media companies that the EU would act swiftly and sharply to uphold the sweeping new laws that enter into force in August.

“When it comes to online crime, there can be no half measures. Very large online platforms need to put the necessary internal controls and resources in place to be ready for the new European rules,” he said.

The new laws come into force on 25 August but EU fears that Twitter may not comply had become heightened, with one commissioner warning the company recently that a “wild west” operation would not be tolerated.

The checks in the exercise covered areas including recommended content and controls to fight illegal content online such as online child sexual exploitation, as well as Twitter’s approach to disinformation.

Forty-four companies, including Google and Facebook, are participating in the EU’s code of practice, which the bloc introduced as a means of helping social media platforms prepare for the new laws.

The EU had warned Musk he could face a complete ban in Europe or fines running up to 6% of its global revenue if it does not comply with the laws.

Breton, on a two-day visit to Silicon Valley, said Twitter still had a long way to go to get ready. “Twitter is taking the exercise seriously and has identified the key areas on which it needs to focus to comply with the DSA. With two months to go before the new EU regulation kicks in, work needs to continue for the systems to be in place and work effectively and quickly.

“I told Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino [Twitter’s chief executive] that Twitter should be very diligent in preparing to tackle illegal content in the European Union.

“Fighting disinformation, including pro-Russian propaganda, will also be a focus area in particular as we are entering a period of elections in Europe.”

https://www.theguardian.c(...)-disinformation-laws

EU waarschuwt Elon Musk om Twitter vóór augustus op orde te krijgen

Eurocommissaris Thierry Breton heeft Elon Musk donderdag gewaarschuwd dat Twitter op 25 augustus genoeg middelen moet hebben om gevaarlijke content te modereren. Zo niet, dan loopt Musk het risico om de Digital Services Act (DSA) te overtreden. Door deze Europese wetgeving zijn internetplatforms voortaan onder andere wettelijk verplicht om desinformatie te bestrijden.

Om aan de nieuwe regels te voldoen zullen Twitter, Meta, TikTok en andere internetplatforms flink moeten investeren in het aanstellen van moderatoren, in een tijd waarin de grote techbedrijven juist personeel ontslaan.

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Op zondag 25 juni 2023 21:03 schreef Weltschmerz het volgende:
Dan is de Digital Services Act in strijd met onze grondwet.

Tja, dat bepalen Thierry Breton (eurocommissaris voor de interne markt) en Ursula von der Leyen (EU president) wel even voor alle 27 lidstaten. Het verschilt in wezen bar weinig met een centrale macht als in Beijing en Moscow naarmate de handel met het verstrijken van de tijd meer centraliseert richting een EU federatie rollen ze dezelfde organen, instrumenten en wetgeving uit die al lange tijd uitgerold zijn in de voorgenoemde landen.

[ Bericht 2% gewijzigd door Peppert op 25-06-2023 21:15:55 ]

EU-plannen om het bespioneren van journalisten mogelijk te maken

Een EU-wetsontwerp om toe te staan ​​dat spyware op de telefoons van verslaggevers wordt geplaatst.

On Wednesday, the European Council – which represents the governments of EU member states – published a draft of the European Media Freedom Act that would allow spyware to be placed on journalists’ phones if a national government thought it necessary.

Unusually, the council did not take the step of holding an in-person meeting of ministers responsible for media before the draft was published.

Bron: https://amp.theguardian.c(...)ngerous-warn-critics

Die Ursula von der Leyen (haar naam 'von der' klinkt als iemand van adel en het klopt ze stamt klaarblijkelijk af van voorouders die onder andere hun rijkdom hebven vergaard met slavernij op het Noord Armerikaanse continent en is klaarblijkelijk de politiek ingerold door haar vaders rijke connecties) heeft autocratische trekken.

[ Bericht 3% gewijzigd door Peppert op 26-06-2023 08:13:41 ]