New layoffs on Twitter. The social network, renamed “X”, has separated a significant portion of its employees responsible for combating misinformation during the elections, Elon Musk said.
The owner of Twitter reacted to an article on the site. Informationaccording to which the group had separated from half of the team dedicated to moderating content that transmits false information about the US campaign and the elections, including its director.
“Are you referring to the ‘election integrity’ team, which was harming election integrity? Yes, they are no longer there,” Musk confirmed in a message posted on Twitter on Wednesday, September 27.
Since taking control of Twitter, rebranded as During a public interview at the Code conference, organized in South Los Angeles, X CEO Linda Yaccarino did not dispute, on Wednesday, September 27, that certain members of the team had been fired, but assured that this would not be the case. . dissolved.
Twitter will have to submit to the DSA
“This is an issue that we take very seriously and, contrary to the comments that have been made, a strong and growing team stated the leader. The largest players in the technology sector have been subject by the European Union, since the end of August and with the entry into force of the Digital Services Act (DSA), to reinforced obligations to fight against illegal content.
According to a report from the Transparency Center, published on Tuesday, September 26, Twitter ranks first among major platforms in terms of the proportion of messages containing disinformation reported to all content published. The vice president of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, took note of these results and warned X, on Tuesday, September 26.
“The law establishes obligations,” he recalled. “So my message to Twitter/X is: you must comply. We will be watching.” The new European text provides that in the event of repeated serious infringements, a company may have its activities in the European Union temporarily suspended.
Source: BFM TV
