Thierry Breton, who oversees the EU’s enforcement of new social media rules tried to take on Elon Musk. He sent Musk a letter posted on X that warned the tech mogul about spreading “harmful content,” ahead of Musk’s livestreamed interview with Donald Trump.
Within hours, he faced accusations of meddling in American politics.
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, called Breton’s letter “an unprecedented attempt to stretch a law intended to apply in Europe to political activities in the US.”
Trump’s supporters went a step further. The “European Union is attempting to meddle in the US Election,” Chris LaCivita, who is part of Trump’s presidential campaign, wrote on X.
Should Elon Musk and X limit political speech on their platform in order to appease the EU censorship regulator?