Elon Musk pulls Twitter from EU Code against disinformation

“Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,” Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted last November, shortly after acquiring the company. “That’s our mission.”Earlier this month, Musk reiterated that Twitter is “hell bent on being the least untrue source of information.” However, according to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, Twitter just removed itself from the European Union’s voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation, a pact that other social media platforms have already agreed to. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk breaks DeSantis campaign — and Twitter’s future Twitter first entered into the voluntary EU Code back in 2018, as TechCrunch points out. However, that code soon won’t be voluntary as it was added to a recently enacted EU law.”You can run but you can’t hide,” tweeted Breton, confirming Twitter’s exit. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under #DSA as of August 25,” Breton continued. “Our teams will be ready for enforcement.”The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which Breton referred to in his tweet, among other things, puts strict rules on 19 “very large online platforms” or VLOPs. Twitter is among one of these 19 platforms, which also includes Google, Microsoft, Tiktok, and Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram.”Platforms must mitigate against risks such as disinformation or election manipulation, cyber violence against women, or harms to minors online,” reads the official European Commission website regarding the DSA.If any of these platforms don’t comply, they face rather large…Elon Musk pulls Twitter from EU Code against disinformation