A German minister claimed that Elon Musk agreed that Twitter must continue to fight “disinformation” in order to avoid EU censorship plans.
Volker Wissing is Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport. He claimed that he and Elon Muss have agreed that Twitter must continue to combat “disinformation” as a result of EU censorship controls becoming effective.
Musk stated openly that he wanted Twitter to be more friendly to free speech. However, he has publicly said that he would comply with EU demands for additional censorship. Senior bloc officials threatened to ban the platform from joining the union if he refused.
While the true motives of the Twitter CEO are unknown, Wissing claims that a meeting with Musk has demonstrated that they are on the exact same page regarding “disinformation” being addressed on Twitter
The German minister thanked the tech billionaire in a post, saying that they agreed on Twitter’s need to maintain its “commitments” regarding disinformation. This is before the EU’s Digital Services Act of (DSA), which will regulate content and moderation on social media platforms.
The politician from the Free Democratic Party wrote on Twitter, “My stance was clear: the platforms must adhere to [disinformation] until [the DSA] becomes into force.” “Elon Musk also agreed with me.”
Wissing didn’t share Musk’s opinion, if any, about the EU’s DSA censorship plans. However, the Twitter owner has made it a habit to commit himself to implementing the will of Brussels through his platform.
In one instance, Thierry Breton (the European Union’s Internal market Commissioner) threatened to remove the social media platform from the bloc if the union’s demands for censorship were not met shortly after Musk purchased Twitter.
Musk, despite calling himself a “free speech absolutist”, ended up admitting his position to Breton. He promised the commissioner that he was “exactly” aligned with the bloc’s goals to control speech at a meeting in Austin.
Musk said that he agreed with the discussion. He also stated that he believed it was a great one. “I believe we are very similar and any of my companies can do it that will benefit Europe, that is what we want to do.”
