Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X::Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, warns Elon Musk about disinformation on X related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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      He’s basically the new Trump, in that for five years you could not escape Trump’s fucking face on every website you visited. Perhaps Musk isn’t quite that level, but he’s not far off. He’s in the news an insane amount, and it’s basically as annoying as Trump, only he’s not as ugly or stupid.

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        I still see Trumps face everywhere, though primarily on left wing media. Oddly enough, I see it there more than I do on right wing media. (Gotta see what both sides are saying, the truth is in the middle somewhere)

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      I miss Apollo where yoy could block any keyword which prevented me from seeing commwnts or posts that contained specific text…

      Edit: someone below pointed out Voyager can do this in theur web app! Thanks again dude!

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    Musk is about to learn why getting rid of the content moderation department wasn’t very cost-saving to the operation of his platform.

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      Failure to comply with the European regulations around illegal content could result in fines worth 6% of a company’s annual revenue.

      “I remind you that following the opening of a potential investigation and a finding of non-compliance, penalties can be imposed,” Breton wrote.

      The second might be just talk but the first one is very much “something”.

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    Failure to comply with the European regulations around illegal content could result in fines worth 6% of a company’s annual revenue.

    I guess joke’s on the EU…

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      Because they aren’t making much money? Considering this isn’t based on profit but revenue, that’s a pretty significant fine

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    The saudis might give him money to mitigate fines. I’m sure that’s not beyond him to continue with a misinformation campaign if the price is right.

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      Well, more money for the EU and less for the Saudis wouldn’t be a bad outcome either.

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      I will like him more when he, like some teenager, realizes there are consequences to his actions.

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        Oh no, no, don’t get me wrong, please.

        I do not like him. I just like the style how he gets depicted recently, with the stubble etc.

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    Or else what, exactly? Until someone actually holds his feet.to the fire, the idiocy will continue.

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    I’m glad that someone is fighting misinformation. What scares me, is if the right wing in the US starts trying to do the same thing. Can you imagine them cracking down on Facebook, X, etc for misinformation like the EU is doing? It would only be Biden conspiracies and pro Trump propaganda allowed. Good thing we aren’t giving our government that power.