The massive layoffs have raised concerns about whether Twitter can comply with EU law on digital services.
The European Union has instructed Elon Musk to hire more human moderators and fact-checkers to review posts on Twitter, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing four people familiar with conversations between Musk, Twitter executives and regulators in Brussels.
The European Union has instructed Elon Musk to hire more human moderators and fact-checkers to review posts on Twitter, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing four people familiar with conversations between Musk, Twitter executives and regulators in Brussels.
The question is complicating Musk’s efforts to reorganize the loss-making company he acquired for $44 billion in October. He has laid off more than half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including the entire trust and security teams in some offices, while seeking cheaper methods to monitor tweets, the report said.
The massive layoffs have raised concerns about whether Twitter can comply with the EU’s digital services law, which requires internet platforms to take specific measures against illegal content before the law takes full effect in early 2024.
Twitter relies heavily on automation to moderate content, doing away with some manual reviews. It doesn’t use fact-checkers, unlike larger rival Meta Platforms Inc, which owns Facebook and Instagram, the report said.
European Union industry chief Thierry Breton warned Musk during a video call in January of “huge work ahead” for Twitter to implement transparent usage policies, significantly strengthen content moderation, and increase freedom of expression. protect expression.
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