Arcom reminded Twitter on Monday of its “obligations” in the fight against disinformation and hate content, expressing its “deep concern” after the hemorrhage of exits suffered by the social network since its takeover by Elon Musk, in a letter consulted by AFP.
In a letter addressed to the European headquarters of Twitter in Dublin, the president of the French audiovisual regulator, Roch-Olivier Maistre, recalls that the blue bird firm decided in early November to part with half of its employees, “or 3,700 people.” , and “about 75%” of its service providers.
Twitter had stated, in a questionnaire published by the CSA (Arcom’s predecessor) last year, that it employs 1,867 people dedicated to “the application of (its) policies and content moderation”, that is, “more than a third” of its “global workforce”.
Until November 24 to confirm
The social network, which had 5.6 million unique visitors per day in France in September, according to Médiametrie, must, in particular, “fight against the manipulation of information” under a specific law adopted at the end of 2018.
If it cannot penalize the platform, the regulator is responsible for ensuring the correct application of these obligations. Arcom thus asks the social network, “no later than November 24”, to “confirm” that it is “in a position” to deal with it and “to inform it of the short-term evolution of the human and technological resources that dedicate”. .
The regulator warns that it wants to “broader ensure” Twitter’s involvement “in the implementation” of the European digital services law (DSA), which is much more restrictive.
This historic regulation, which Twitter must apply around the summer of 2023, authorizes the European Commission to impose fines on platforms of up to 6% of their global turnover, or even prohibit them from operating in the EU in the event of serious recidivism. . offenses
Source: BFM TV
