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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEU and US turn up the heat on Elon Musk over Twitter
People do not understand that Twitter is a global business with footprints all around the world through various jurisdictions and regulations. What's okay here in the U.S. may not be the case in other countries. This is why Twitter hired so many people to comply with of all these rules.Elon Musk is under renewed pressure from the US and EU over his ownership of Twitter, as regulators clamp down on the billionaires push to transform the social network into a freewheeling haven of free speech.
The European Commission on Wednesday threatened Musk with a ban unless Twitter abides by strict content moderation rules, as US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen indicated that Washington was reviewing his purchase of the social network.
The European Commission on Wednesday threatened Musk with a ban unless Twitter abides by strict content moderation rules, as US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen indicated that Washington was reviewing his purchase of the social network.
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EU and US turn up the heat on Elon Musk over Twitter (Original Post)
Yavin4
Nov 2022
OP
"hired so many people to comply" -- fired by Egoloon who is sure he knows better. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
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Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)1. "hired so many people to comply" -- fired by Egoloon who is sure he knows better. . . . nt
Maraya1969
(22,479 posts)2. Reminds me of tfg firing the Pandemic Response Team. eom
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)5. Good correlation. . . nt
aggiesal
(8,914 posts)6. They fire the people they need ...
then scream "WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE I NEED?"
Cha
(297,200 posts)3. TY & the US & the EU.. nt
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)4. The EU especially have a track record of not watering down corporate punishments...here's hoping