news

Foreign media: On the day Musk interviewed Trump, the EU Commissioner warned against spreading "harmful content" in person, Musk and Trump's team responded

2024-08-13

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

[Global Network Report] According to the European version of the U.S. "Politico News Network", "The Hill" and other media reports, when American entrepreneur Musk interviewed former U.S. President Trump, European Commission Internal Market Commissioner Breton sent a letter to Musk on the 12th, reminding the latter of the EU's regulations against the dissemination of "harmful content". In response, Linda Iaccarino, CEO of X Company, and the Trump campaign team both responded.

According to The Hill, Breton posted on social media X on the 12th that "the greater the audience, the greater the responsibility." "I sent this letter to Musk because there is a risk of potentially harmful content being amplified in events that concern major global audiences," he said.

The report said that Breton's letter reminded Musk that the X platform should comply with the provisions of the EU Digital Services Act, which involves the provisions of illegal content and false information on large social media platforms. Breton also said in the letter that it is necessary to ensure that X takes measures to prevent "harmful content related to live broadcasts and other related activities from being amplified" and "if not addressed, it may increase X's risks and have an adverse impact on public speech and public safety."

The Hill reported that Breton's warning letter was sent before Musk's interview with Trump on the 12th. The report said that Linda Iaccarino, CEO of X Company, responded in a post that this was "an attempt to extend laws originally applicable to Europe to American political activities." The Trump campaign team criticized Breton's warning letter that day, saying that the EU "should mind its own business instead of trying to interfere in the US presidential election."

The report added that Musk later responded to Breton's letter by posting a picture with a swear word and captioned, "To be honest, I really want to respond with this Tropic Thunder meme, but I will never do something so rude and irresponsible!"