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Elon Musk has until the end of Wednesday to respond to demands from Brussels to remove graphic images and disinformation linked to the violence in Israel from his social network X — or face the full force of Europe's new social media rules.

Thierry Breton, the European Union commissioner who oversees the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA) rules, wrote to the owner of X, formerly Twitter, to warn Musk of his obligations under the bloc's content rules.

If Musk fails to comply, the EU's rules state X could face fines of up to 6 percent of its revenue for potential wrongdoing. Under the regulations, social media companies are obliged to remove all forms of hate speech, incitement to violence and other gruesome images or propaganda that promote terrorist organizations.

Since Hamas launched its violent attacks on Israel on October 7, X has been flooded with images, videos and hashtags depicting — in graphic detail — how hundreds of Israelis have been murdered or kidnapped. Under X's own policies, such material should also be removed immediately.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this the thing that finally makes Musk feel some pain? You can't wiggle out of this one, EU law is pretty tight on this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this the thing that finally makes Musk feel some pain?

Not if his goal is to run Twitter into the ground. (And I'm about 3 months or so into believing it is.)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Although I can understand that perspective, I honestly think that he's actually just very, very dumb and completely clueless about how money actually works and how businesses function. He's rich enough to never have had to learn any of that and spend his way through failure after failure. I am absolutely certain that he believed that he'd run in there, steer the ship right, and all would be well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

steer the ship right

That was his goal but not the "right" that is usually referred to by this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah absolutely, be thought that it was easy because he didn't pause to consider any of the confounding factors - the same mistake he always makes, self drive to Mars bases he gets fixated on the fact it's possible and doesn't really consider the many things making it difficult.

I think he thought that he'd go in and don'ta big lever that turns it from biasing the left and amplifying people hating billionaires then when he turned it off everyone would cheer and clap. He's the typical idiot that has shitty political options and thinks everyone else secretly agrees bit only he's breve enough to say it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

No he's very smart in that he's using Xitter to increase his influence, and thereby his wealth in the long term. Gonna cost him but he'll probably come out net-positive, even if Xitter doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Either you're oblivious, or you're being paid to prop up this "Elon's just a big dummy" idea.

You know he had a fair bit of involvement in some other businesses, right? His destructive behaviour has been on an entirely different level from the moment he acquired Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The investors that gave him money to buy Twitter aren't going to be happy if he intentionally squanders their money.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On the one hand, you insult me. Then you make a comment that supports my position. Very odd.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Fine, I'll bite. How am I supporting your position?