EU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation

EU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation

Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said Friday.European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted that Twitter had pulled out of the EU’s disinformation “code of practice” that othe

EU says Twitter has left its EU voluntary disinformation code

EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton warned the social media giant, "you can run but you can't hide", with new laws targeting disinformation coming into effect on August 25.

Twitter pulls out of EU Code of Practice on Disinformation

European Commissioner Thierry Breton stated Friday that Twitter is pulling out of the European Union’s (EU) 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation. Breton went on to remind the platform that they still have an obligation to follow the Digital Service Act (DSA) taking effect in August. The Code of Practice is a voluntary agreement with self-regulatory standards, aiming to prevent disinformation on media platforms. There are 34 signatories, which…

Twitter Withdraws From EU Disinformation Code: Commissioner

Twitter exited the voluntary European Union’s Code of Practice on Disinformation, the bloc’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said.

Twitter withdraws from EU’s disinformation code as bloc warns against hiding from liability

Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union's online disinformation code of practice, a voluntary agreement that most major social media platforms pledged to abide, prompting a warning from the bloc.

Malgré ce retrait, la plateforme doit rester engagée dans la lutte contre les fausses informations, a exhorté Thierry Breton, commissaire européen à l'Industrie.