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- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation.
Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform.
He said X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was also suspected of breaching its obligations on transparency.
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Context:
Elon Musk’s X has instructed staff not to suspend users that post explicitly racist, sexist and homophobic content, or who send sexual material to another person, as part of a new policy that has radically stripped back the company’s moderation of abusive material.
X is so fucked.
In terms of monetary fines, what’re we talking here? And how long until it legit happens?
I want to live to see him go down in a blaze of lolz, but with how slow the legal system can move I don’t have high hopes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Services_Act says that “Companies that do not comply with the new obligations risk fines of up to 6% on their annual turnover [i.e. revenue before expenses] in the European Union.”
According to https://www.businessofapps.com/data/twitter-statistics/, twitters revenue was $4 billion in 2022. Let’s assume it’s $2 billion now. Also on that page, it shows half the revenue comes from USA, half ‘rest of world’, let’s assume that means EU. So $1bn. 6% of that is $60 million. Per year.
Not exactly a killing blow, I guess. But paying that money has to come out of profits so this makes turning a profit significantly harder.
I love that your responses have sources. You’re awesome.
Good, there is nothing wrong with having rules against spreading misinformation if that information can be objectively be verified as false. This weird idea we have to be polite and treat people spreading misinformation with respect is silly. Opinions are opinions, but spreading verifiable lies shouldn’t be allowed.
Where and how do you draw the line between opinion and misinformation? And who is the arbiter of truth?
Most issues that are controversial are social/political issues. Like Palestine vs Israel - other than “people are dying on both side” what can we say that wouldn’t be a subjective view?
Many things that are subjective, can be spun to be viewed objectively as well. The media is good at appearing like this.
Sometimes even scientific issues arise in the form of skewed/incomplete data pushed by corporations to give their product the go ahead or to make a point, rather than objectively study. See the sugar or tobacco industries as an example. Even “the food pyramid” that was pushed on us all as kids was a lie from skewed studies.
This is sort of the consequence of free speech, one that we currently don’t have a solution for. Personally, I’d rather see “misinformation” than have anything censored. This at least gives you the power to infer what you want, and decide who the good and bad actors are
Personally, I’d rather see “misinformation” than have anything censored. This at least gives you the power to infer what you want, and decide who the good and bad actors are
Well that’s fucking idiotic! You’re acting like you’ve never encountered humans before, especially on the internet.
Propaganda works, and not only on gullible and/or dumb people. That’s why there needs to be safeguards against dangerous lies like the ones of Musk, Trump, Hitler and other fascists with huge cult followings.
