Europe Sends Threatening Letter to Elon Musk Demanding He CENSOR Trump Interview

Yesterday, we brought you a story about the British police chief threatening to extradite and arrest Elon Musk over things he said about the riots in Britain:

British Police Chief Threatens to ARREST Elon Musk For Criticizing Riots

Now, in a similar sentiment, the European Union is threatening Elon, too.

In a letter addressed to Elon Musk regarding his interview on X with Donald Trump, the EU demanded that he report any thought-crimes that might happen as a result -- or, face the consequences.

Oh, I'm sorry, I mean ensure "that all proportionate and effective mitigation measures are put in place regarding the amplification of harmful content in connection with relevant events, including live streaming."

But, you know, tomato, tomato.

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The EU is trying to blackmail Elon Musk

Elon Musk: "Go fuck yourself!" 😎

Can't wait for the Elon and Trump interview tonight. pic.twitter.com/Kuc8Vepae2

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) August 12, 2024

George broke down the contents of the letter on X:

BREAKING: The European Union just issued a letter to Elon Musk demanding that he censor Donald Trump in their upcoming interview. Threatening him with "legal obligations" if he fails to stop the "disinformation"

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The Hill has more information on the EU's "warning" to Elon:

The European Union sent a warning letter to X owner Elon Musk on Monday reminding him of the bloc’s rules against promoting “harmful content” ahead of the billionaire tech mogul’s interview with former President Trump on the social platform.

“With great audience comes greater responsibility,” wrote Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for Internal Market, in a post on X. “As there is a risk of amplification of potentially harmful content in in connection with events with major audience around the world, I sent this letter to @elonmusk.”

The letter reminded Musk that X is subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc’s relatively new law regulating illegal content and disinformation on large social media platforms.

Breton noted this includes ensuring X has measures in place to prevent “the amplification of harmful content in connection with relevant events, including livestreaming, which, if unaddressed, might increase the risk profile of X and generate detrimental effects on civic discourse and public security.”

“Let me clarify that any negative effect of illegal content on X in the EU … may be relevant in the context of the ongoing proceedings and of the overall assessment of X’s compliance with EU law,” the commissioner added.

The Washington Examiner added:

Ahead of Elon Musk’s live interview on X with former President Donald Trump, the European Union’s commissioner of the internal market wrote a letter to the platform's owner warning him that he could face repercussions if hate speech and disinformation are not kept in check.

Musk is scheduled to speak with Trump at 8 p.m. Monday. With nearly one-third of X users living in the European Union, Thierry Breton reminded Musk he has an obligation to comply with standards set by the Digital Services Act, which addresses the regulation of illegal content and disinformation across social media and other online platforms.

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If X fails to regulate disinformation and illegal content, it could “generate detrimental effects on civic discourse and public security,” Breton wrote. “This is important against the background of recent examples of public unrest brought about by the amplification of content that promotes hatred, disorder, incitement to violence, or certain instances of disinformation.”

Following the lethal stabbings of three girls in the United Kingdom by a 17-year-old, widespread anti-immigration protests have broken out about incorrect information spread on social media that the suspect was a radical Islamic immigrant.

Breton informed Musk that X must relay to EU authorities without any delays the measures taken to address the spread of disinformation and illegal content, swiftly take action upon learning of a violation, keep users in the loop about what they are doing to address the content, and “publicly report about content moderation measures.”

What do you think?

Does the EU have any right to make such threats?

Do you think this should count as election meddling?

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