France threatens to ban Twitter if it stops censoring
Twitter could be banned from European territory. On Monday, the French Minister for Digital Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, expressed concern about future regulations on AI and GAFAM. Twitter in particular ended up in the government's sights. Elon Musk's social network recently announced its intention to exit the European Union's code of conduct against online disinformation, to which it has remained subject until now.
A “slippery slope”, Jean-Noël Barrot declared on Tuesday, which could spell the end of Twitter in France and in the EU, subject to the GDPR. Interviewed by France Info TV, the minister delegated for digital affairs did not hesitate to leverage the threat: “ From next August 25, the rules that France has enforced in Europe will apply and Twitter will have to comply and actively fight against disinformation, otherwise Twitter will not be welcome in Europe ." Obviously for “Disinformation we mean what is defined as such by the European authorities.
The problem is that freedom of thought and speech, which were once the foundation of the rights of European and democratic peoples, are increasingly seen as a threat from a Commission that has nothing democratic about it. Think about what information will be admitted, for example, on vaccines by a commission whose president has refused to deliver his messages relating to the negotiation with Pfizer.
This historic sanction against Twitter would only be seen as a last resort, the minister stressed. In case of non-compliance with the GDPR, in particular on the issue of disinformation, “ the European Commission could impose fines on Twitter of up to 6% of global turnover, or around 300 million euros” . Only in the event of a repeat offense, the EU might consider banning the social network altogether. “Twitter plays an important role in public debate, but we cannot take the risk that a social network like Twitter will allow itself to be taken hostage by those who promote disinformation and that, as a consequence, our public debate and our democracy will suffer”, said the politician to justify the decision.
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