Although he is no longer in the business, Thierry Breton still harbors a bitter grudge against Elon Musk. Although the Frenchman was eventually expelled from the new European Commission, after a mandate in charge of digital technology, he returned to focus on the American billionaire’s latest discovery.
The latter has decided to offer a million dollars a day to whoever signs his petition aimed at defending the first two amendments to the US Constitution, guaranteeing freedom of expression and the right to bear arms.
A way to offer a little more visibility to candidate Donald Trump, whom he has supported for several months, collecting hundreds of thousands of phone numbers in the seven key states that will likely influence the elections.
And decide: “democracy is not that.”
The former European commissioner, who delighted Musk to the point of being publicly insulted, nevertheless wants to have confidence in the future of the X platform, the subject of an investigation by Brussels into the failures of its moderation.
“X is regulated” he assures. “And this is a world first. He (Elon Musk, editor’s note) knows this very well, because we have explained ourselves many times on this subject,” explains Thierry Breton, who greets the teams that assumed his role.
The European Commission announced on December 18, 2023 the opening of a “formal investigation” against the social network X (Twitter) for alleged violations of European rules on content moderation and transparency. This is the first “formal” procedure under the new European digital services legislation (DSA).
Source: BFM TV