Elon Musk Should Tell EU Censors to Bugger Off

David Harsanyi  |  Dec 02, 2022 

If Elon Musk truly believes that Twitter is a front in the "battle for the future of civilization," he has a chance to prove it.

The Biden administration has already threatened to investigate Musk on multiple occasions, which isn't surprising considering its unprecedented antagonizing toward free expression. Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren have promised to create new "rules" governing discourse on the private platform. (Remember when leftists were pretending to be fans of free-association rights?) Hillary Clinton's approach has been more sweeping, calling for the European Union to create a technocratic speech regime to govern American companies to "bolster global democracy before it's too late."

And Europe has answered the call. Thierry Breton, the EU's commissar of "internal market," says that "Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and protect freedom of speech, tackle disinformation with resolve, and limit targeted advertising." Reuters notes, "Breton told Musk he must adhere to a checklist of rules, including ditching an 'arbitrary' approach to reinstating banned users and agreeing to an 'extensive independent audit' of the platform by next year."

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My Take - So, what happens to Musk and Twitter if he ignores these EU demands?  They get hissy and censor Twitter?  In this internet day and age is that really possible?  Can they fine him?  Can they prosecute him?  I would love to see this become a battle.  However, the EU is doomed and in a few years will become just another ember on the ash heap of history, so .....who cares what they think?