Wincing 🌍Dec 8
European Commission
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers

More information: https://link.europa.eu/bcmC87
Dec 5 at 3:41pmWeb
Show threadDan Neuman 🇨🇦Dec 5
@EUCommission Right on!
Show threadsqualouJenkinsDec 5
@EUCommission The money asked to X is ridiculous considering the money available ... so what does that mean ? Do wrong as long as you can pay ?
Show threadHans van ZijstDec 5
@European Commission Good! If they want to do business in Europe, they have to follow European law.
Show threadiHansz 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇱Dec 5
@EUCommission And next, TikTok!
Show threadKuboF Hromoslav bio/acc 🧬Dec 5
What about it?
Show threadTiKXIDec 5
@EUCommission Sorry to be party pooper. But _to me_ this seems a two face scheme by the system. "Bad big tech" and same time EU is driving the CSAM / ChatControl directive to invade citizen privacy in the name of child safety that is caused the wear of the permille pedophile or some other imaginary and overblow fear scenario, made for affect and change the average pubplic opinion to be more positive for the extra goverment control and "guidance" in their life.
Show threadNyx, Girlfailure ExteaodinaireDec 5
And here's the kicker that I unfortunately have first hand experience trying to shut down, they've already started using secret ActivityPub and Matrix circles so guess what ChatControl does? Jack shit. That's what
Show threadTapio SetäDec 5

@TiKXI @EUCommission

Why not just simple age limits for smartphones?

As easy to enforce as age limits of alcohol ect. And as little effect to privacy ect. as age limits of alcohol, driverlicense ect. has.

Show threadCavallo PazzoDec 5
@EUCommission Good job! But the amount of the fine is ridiculous.
Show threadKusuriya (kk7hut)Dec 5

@cavallo_pazzo
Not trying to be a butt, but That's kind of the point. Any crime whose only punishment is a fine is just a subscription fee, and if the fines don't actually hurt the company just bakes it into the price of doing business.

@EUCommission

Show threadNatanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Dec 5
@kusuriya @cavallo_pazzo @EUCommission I think you got it the wrong way around. The fine is too low.
Show threadKusuriya (kk7hut)Dec 5
@Natanox
Possibly, I havent looked at what the fine was very close.
@cavallo_pazzo @EUCommission
Show threadCavallo PazzoDec 5

@kusuriya
I understand your point of view and we wrote the same but with other words. So I don't know what was your problem?

@Natanox @EUCommission

Show threadKusuriya (kk7hut)Dec 5
@cavallo_pazzo Ill say @Natanox caputed it. I misunderstood part of it.
@EUCommission
Show threadAmazing kateDec 5
@cavallo_pazzo @EUCommission Do you think so?
Show threadEugenioLiberoBoccaDec 5
@EUCommission well done. next up ban the Chinese influence operation named TikTok please.
Show threadcake-dukeDec 5
@EUCommission Who cares about twitter? How about focusing on strenghtening privacy instead of weakening it? Drop chat control.
Show threadAdam BishopDec 5
@EUCommission 👏
Show threadIgnacy 🇪🇺Dec 5
@EUCommission When will it finally be banned in the EU for promoting fascism, nazism and attempts to undermine democracies in the member states?
Show threadvepř jako pepřDec 5
@ignacyy when will people realise that far reaching bans are both an insult to individual automomy and contribute to its death knell for individuals of stronger will
Show threadmorphDec 5
@EUCommission Take it offline.
Show threadAlexTECPlayzDec 5
@EUCommission €120 million fine is nice but you could do better tbh
Show threadP StewartDec 5

@alextecplayz @EUCommission Looks like about 5% of their revenue for the year, which is definitely better than the usual "we fined the megacorp $50,000, that'll show 'em" routine at least.

What I'm wondering is if Musk will comply with the fine at all, and what happens if he doesn't.

Show threadThorsten Munk🇪🇺🇺🇦🇵🇸 ✡️Dec 5

Thanks to the @EUCommission fit enforcing the DSA.

The DSA helps protecting people in the EU from the power of companies misusing their power. Keep strong!

Show threadSteve HerseyDec 5

@EUCommission
Rather than assessing a fine that amounts to chump change and will do nothing to alter Musk's behavior, why not do something EFFECTIVE?

For example, simply black-hole X's domains in the EU. Kneecapping X in the EU will bring Musk around like nothing else.

As for the X users who are disconnected, it can be argued that they're better off this way.

Show threadRenéDec 5
@EUCommission That means your holding #x #twitter and #musk not accountable for promoting #fascism #nazism #anti-semetism #profiling #algorithms #hatespeech
Show threadSimon BrookeDec 5
@EUCommission how much are you fining X for promoting #Fascism?
Show threadFeyterDec 5
@EUCommission A little bit ironically to still promote X on the very own web page...
Show threadRene GatDec 7
@feyter
They probably outsourced their web content management to a US consultant company ...
@EUCommission
Show threadRejZoRDec 5

@EUCommission

Ok, so we're charging X for privacy and moral issues, but then EU keeps trying to pull ChatControl that violates the very principles of privacy online. How does that even work?

Show threadHans van ZijstDec 5
@RejZoR It's about unfair competition, different matter 😉
Show threadHendrik 🎸🤘🎵Dec 5
@EUCommission yet almost all politicians of the EU remain active on the platform. If they would just all leave, that would make a much more meaningful statement imho.
Show threadSpiritDec 5
@EUCommission the high enough of a fine to change their behavior. But keep trying.
Show threadWinfried Angele 🇺🇦🇪🇺Dec 5
@EUCommission @otto what I find most problematic are questionable, secret algorithms that may be controlled by only a few people or even just one
Show threadvepř jako pepřDec 5
@EUCommission The eu should completely repeal any attempts to spy on chats.
Likewise, taking every humans fingerprint for digital ids is horrible.
If this continues, I hope we can bring about the end of the council as it stands.
Show threadBill Sharpe GadflyDec 5

@EUCommission
Thanks & GOOD job...

Bill here in the Pacific Northwest USA.
In the US, we don't all look down on others & act like saints... :)
#X & their creepy coding is so anti-humanity.
I'm only #verified via the surveillance state / LOL.

Show threadJamie :3 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 5
Although I disagree with a lot of EC decisions, especially in recent times, I do agree that Twitter's new verification badge system is misleading.
Show threadmau 🏳️‍🌈 #EndFossilFuelsDec 5
@EUCommission Set an example: Leave X.
Show threadThijs LucasDec 5
@EUCommission ein richtiger Schritt. Ich hoffe ihr bleibt standhaft und lasst euch nicht Unterbuttern. Es darf nicht sein, dass Trump und Putin über die US-Socialmedia Hass und Spaltung in Europa einspritzen.
Show threadLeave X - Protect DemocracyDec 5

@EUCommission 120 million is nothing compared to the harm they are causing to our democracies. I urge all European politicians and leaders to #LeaveX.

https://leavex.eu

That would be much more powerful and effective.

Leave X - Protect Democracy

Leave X - Protect Democracy
Show threadDepressed Goblin Nightmare ManDec 5

@EUCommission €120M≈$140M maybe 20 days of revenue, actually more than I expected (if maths mathed?). Accustomed to seeing fines of a couple hours revenue.

As per other replies, EU needs to stop with the Chat Control nonsense, no moral high ground here.

Show threadTapio SetäDec 5

@EUCommission

Well done!

So hope the next fine for toxic troll mediagiant will be ca. 120 billion euros...

TikTok..?

ps. Drop chat control.

pps. But age limits for smartphones instead.

As easy to enforce as age limits for cars, alcohol ect.

And as little effect for privacy and nature of internet as other real world age limits.

But very effective for protecting the children from most harmful effects of smartphones, TikTok, online criminals ect.

Why not?

Show threadKuboF Hromoslav bio/acc 🧬Dec 5
While I really like X, if it will continue to break our laws, just block it in EU. Small fines are OK for those who respect our laws and are dedicated to correct their service. Others should not operate within our borders at all.
Show threadSu_GDec 5

@EUCommission

I’d like to see the news announcement when X actually pays its fine. 🙂

Show threadDieMadColonizerDec 6
@EUCommission took yall long enough
Show threadkikiDec 6
@EUCommission
Yes, now keep going and strengthen digital rights in Europe!
Show threadFoniDec 7
@EUCommission great, now there is an important step left STOP USING X, delete all institutional accounts, encourage all EU politicians to come to mastodon and set an example
Show threadbasisbit 🦈🇪🇺🇺🇦 🔜 KnStDec 8
@EUCommission thank you so much for not just giving in! This means so much for us!