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Elon Musk risks giving a helping hand to Russian President Putin if Twitter’s recent staff cuts prevent the platform from rooting out propaganda about the war in Ukraine, one of the EU’s top officials warned. Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could “lead to the very quick abuse” of Twitter, European Commission vice- president Vera Jourova said. This includes making sure the platform doesn’t become a hub for Russian propaganda. “By not acting actively against the propaganda, which means to remove the pieces of propaganda, the disinformation, then you are actively supporting the war. This would be a dangerous endeavour for Mr Musk who wants to be seen as somebody who is helping Ukraine.”
The comments are the latest warning shot over the possible side-effects of mass resignations and layoffs at Twitter. “If the network is easily used by Russian propaganda then you are probably breaching the rules of sanctions because you might be distributing the content developed by the sanctioned media, like Russia Today and Sputnik,” said Jourova. Twitter didn’t respond to requests for comment. agencies
The comments are the latest warning shot over the possible side-effects of mass resignations and layoffs at Twitter. “If the network is easily used by Russian propaganda then you are probably breaching the rules of sanctions because you might be distributing the content developed by the sanctioned media, like Russia Today and Sputnik,” said Jourova. Twitter didn’t respond to requests for comment. agencies
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