Twitter issued the report, along with other major social media platforms, as part of the 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation, a set of regulatory standards that 34 companies agreed to follow. “Russia is engaged also in a full-blown disinformation war and the platforms need to live up to their responsibilities,” Jourová added. After speaking with Musk, Breton tweeted in November he welcomed the CEO’s intent to get Twitter ready for the new regulations. “Huge work ahead still — as Twitter will have to implement transparent user policies, significantly reinforce content moderation and tackle disinformation,” Breton said at the time. “Looking forward to seeing progress in all these areas.”But in a statement Thursday following Twitter’s report, Breton struck a somewhat different tone, though he did not name Twitter directly.
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