HistoPol, 1 year ago

@GottaLaff
(1 /3)

...s/: No need for explanations why #Twitter’s new head of trust and safety, Ella #Irwin resigned this week. (1)

We all know she had to resign for personal liability reasons./s

#Twitter could now be next in line in the #EU, even before the anticipated showdown with #TikTok(2), after #Meta was fined a record 1,300 million USD last month.(3)

/s: #DublinCalling: /s

"You can run but you can’t hide, "
tweeted the the #EU’s internal market commissioner,...

@ThierryBreton: "Twitter leaves EU voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation. But obligations remain. You can run but you can't hide. Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under #DSA as of August 25 Our teams will be ready for enforcement. 10:30 PM : May 26, 2023 5.7K 2 Copy li.. Reply Read 5.3K replies" Source: https://twitter.com/ThierryBreton/status/1662194595755704321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1662194595755704321%7Ctwgr%5E002e427f918696bb7d427be14930ea5d870ec856%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2Fnext%2F2023%2F05%2F29%2Fbye-bye-birdie-eu-bids-farewell-to-twitter-as-company-pulls-out-of-code-to-fight-disinform

HistoPol, 1 year ago

@GottaLaff

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...#Thierry #Breton last Friday, followed by

“Bye, bye birdie,” by the #European #Commission’s Vice-President for Values and #Transparency, Vera #Jourova the next day.(4)

After #Musk's most recent misdeeds (e.g. (4)), the many user complaints, and the second departure in this function within just a few months it seems obvious that the #BorgSite is...

HistoPol, 1 year ago

@GottaLaff

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...bound to move up on the #EU's #blacklist, as it had been on a collision course with the #EU since #Elmo's takeover.(5) (6)
Maybe this strategy even predates #Musk's takeover. (7)

(1)
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/110474937071514146

(2)
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110422988843992143

(3)
https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/110412054036177011

(4)
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/29/bye-bye-birdie-eu-bids-farewell-to-twitter-as-company-pulls-out-of-code-to-fight-disinform

(5)
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-europe-elon-musk/

(6)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/24/twitter-brussels-office-elon-musk-eu-questions

(7)
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2022/07/28/twitter-to-pare-back-dublin-office-space-as-part-of-global-cost-cutting-plan/

deepstateretired, 1 year ago

@GottaLaff The only real surprise here is that she actually managed to stay on the job for seven months.