The situation on Twitter worries even Arcom. Net social used about 5.6 millions people in France and is obliged, like all sites operating in France and Europe, to comply with certain rules, in particular regarding the fight against disinformation. The problem is that coming to the head of Twitter after son incredible $44 billion takeover, Elon Musk clearly saw the red light and decided (probably a bit hastily) to lay off and force out most of the staff. In total, more than 3,700 people were sent, and Elon Musk also terminated contracts with 75% of providers.
Twitter: Europe could end up with big fines, even bans, thanks to DSA
According to documents submitted by Twitter to the CSA last year, the network social hired a dedicated team of 1,867 moderators, more than a third of the firm’s employees worldwide. And suddenly Arcom, which replaces Hadopi and CSA, wonders if social still has the means to fulfill its obligations in Europe. 2018 law obliges giants web which operate in France to “combat the manipulation ofinformation”. Platforms must have a reporting button and must regularly send reports to Arcom, which in turn can send them recommendations. The European Digital Services Act (DSA) also sets new obligations, restrictions and sanctions that Twitter could be subject to if the network social refused to obey the law. Among them, Europe can impose a fine of up to 6% of a firm’s global turnover, or even block a site and ban it from operating in Europe in the event of a repeated violation. Twitter must adapt to the DSA no later than summer 2023. Thus, at the moment, Arcom’s warning is almost main tensely, just to remind Elon Musk that the laws change as soon as he leaves the United States and that you must obey him. Despite its supposedly libertarian ideals, Twitter will still be required to moderate the platform in any country that requires it. Under the fear that, more or less long term, the future of Twitter will be compromised. However, it should be noted that the two days that Arcom gave Twitter seem a bit short in a very specific context affecting the network. social Currently. It looks like Elon Musk will have to ask his HR teams to do a lot more than 6-8 to re-hire moderation teams, including the network. social just need to work…
