Musk defies Brussels and studies blocking access to Twitter throughout Europe

Elon Musk is willing to not comply with European Union regulations and has threatened to ban access to X (formerly Twitter) throughout Europe, as Business Insider has reported.. This would be a response to a file opened by the European Commission to comply with the new Digital Services Law (DSA), which includes strict regulations for platforms.. The Community Executive has confirmed to 20minutos that it is in talks with the entity now led by the American tycoon.

With the DSA and DMA – which came into force last August – the Union has taken a decisive step on the path of digital sovereignty but, above all, in an idea of “putting some order in a jungle”, as can become the network. The DSA, in fact, is a pioneer in controlling the sector and was created with the aim of putting a stop to misinformation and illegal content on large technology platforms.

In total, it will affect 45 million users, according to data managed by the European Commission.. Meanwhile, with the DMA, Brussels has decided to impose the strictest rules on Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, on a list that, for example, does not include Samsung.. At the same time, the European Commission is still studying the resources of Microsoft and Apple to exclude their respective services Bing and iMessage. “The doors of the internet are opening,” defended the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.

As for. Then the file was opened against the entity, precisely so that it complies with the DSA. “Our policy is for everything to be open source and transparent, an approach I know the EU supports. Please list the content violations so the public can see them,” the billionaire then responded.

“What is illegal in the real world must also be illegal in the digital world,” Cs MEP Jordi Cañas explained to 20minutos at the time, regarding the new regulations.. “We must regulate all spaces of interaction between people, companies, products and services. For that, special legislation is required because precisely that separation had created a feeling of impunity,” he summarized.

Entities like X, Cañas developed, are not a problem in themselves, but they need monitoring. The EU applies the maxim of “my house, my rules”, especially in turbulent times for the world. “Large companies are not a problem in themselves, but also an opportunity. But there is a risk that their dominant position will turn them into a threat to rights and competition. They can be a danger but they can be prevented from being so. “concluded the MEP.