Musk's new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says
- A year-long study by the European Commission has revealed that under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter played a significant role in spreading Russian propaganda about Ukraine, surpassing the reach before the war began. The study also found that other social media platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, owned by Meta, received criticism for failing to stop the spread of Russian propaganda.
- The study concluded that if the Digital Services Act had been in force, allowing the spread of disinformation and hate speech without limits would have violated the EU's social media law. Kremlin-backed accounts saw a substantial increase in audience and reach in 2022 and the first half of 2023, potentially influencing European elections next year.
- The research highlighted that existing legal and voluntary measures are not effective in combating Russian propaganda. Platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook did not consistently apply their terms of service, and cross-platform coordinated campaigns were fundamentally ignored. The companies and the law were not equipped to handle the information war waged by Russia.
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