Twitter abandons disinformation pledge, may be tossed out of Europe

Twitter has walked away from the EU's voluntary code of standards and practices regarding the spread of disinformation. However, that doesn't release the social media company from obeying a law set to go into effect this August. In this BBC article, an EU official is quoted stating just that:

Thierry Breton, who is the EU's internal market commissioner, announced the news on Twitter – but warned the firm new laws would force compliance.

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