Tag: Misinformation
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Top Advertisers Urged to Boycott Twitter if Musk allows Hate Speech, Others
Twitter Inc.’s top advertisers are being urged by dozens of advocacy groups to boycott the platform if its new billionaire owner Elon Musk lowers safety standards for content. The groups pressed companies including Apple Inc., Best Buy Co., Coca-Cola Co. and Verizon Communications Inc. in a letter to their chief executive officers Tuesday to…
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Twitter must Comply with EU Content Rules, says EU Commissioner
Twitter will have to comply with new European Union rules tackling misinformation and hate speech on social media. EU Commissioner, Thierry Breton, said on Friday after Elon Musk’s takeover of the U.S. messaging service. “In Europe, the bird will fly by our EU rules,” Breton wrote on Twitter referring to the social media platform’s…