France’s Macron criticizes Musk for enjoyable Twitter content material guidelines By Reuters

(Reuters) – Elon Musk enjoyable content material moderation insurance policies on Twitter is “a giant subject”, French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday in an interview on tv present Good Morning America.

The Musk-owned social media platform earlier this week determined to roll again a coverage aimed toward tackling misinformation associated to COVID-19, elevating the danger of false information as infections rise in China and elsewhere.

Since shopping for Twitter in October, the world’s richest man has additionally reinstated some beforehand suspended accounts, together with that of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Final week, Musk stated the platform will present a “basic amnesty” to some suspended accounts.

“Free speech and democracy relies on respect and public order. You possibly can reveal, you possibly can have free speech, you possibly can write what you need, however there are tasks and limits,” Macron stated within the interview, including that he’s in favor of extra regulation.

The feedback come after a report that the European Union has threatened Twitter with a ban until Musk abides by its strict guidelines on content material moderation.

Twitter and Musk didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark.

Musk stated final month that Twitter was experiencing a “large drop in income” as advertisers pause spending. He blamed civil rights teams which were urgent the platform’s high advertisers to take motion if he didn’t defend content material moderation.