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Fines or other penalties may be imposed on the company Twitter if it does not comply with the regulations of the European Union, the Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said today, quoted by DPA.

"It is absolutely certain that if Twitter does not comply with European regulations, the company will be fined. If the violations continue after that, we may suspend the platform in Europe," Breton warned in an interview with the German newspaper "Funke" and the French newspaper "Funke". "West-France".

"We are closely monitoring what is happening with Twitter after its purchase by Elon Musk", emphasized the European Commissioner and announced that he will have another meeting with the billionaire before Christmas.

The digital market and digital services laws "provide powerful tools against the spread of lies and hate. Twitter must comply with these criteria if it wants to continue operating in the European market," he added.

The EC warned Elon Musk

French President Emmanuel Macron met Musk yesterday during his visit to the United States.

After the meeting, the head of state said that the conversation was "open and honest".

"Twitter must make efforts to comply with European regulations," he added.

The owner of the company has also made a commitment to remove terrorist and extremist content.

Macron tweeted that the two had discussed the initiative, called Christchurch Call, with Musk confirming he would participate.

The initiative was launched after the terrorist attacks in New Zealand in 2019 and brought together world leaders and technology companies, such as Facebook, YouTube and Google, in a common fight against terrorist and extremist content online.

Three years ago in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, a gunman killed 51 people in two mosques.

He broadcast the attacks live on Facebook for 17 minutes before the social network interrupted the streaming, BTA recalls.

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