The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation.
Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social media platform.
He said X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was also suspected of breaching its obligations on transparency.
Well that’s fucking idiotic! You’re acting like you’ve never encountered humans before, especially on the internet.
Propaganda works, and not only on gullible and/or dumb people. That’s why there needs to be safeguards against dangerous lies like the ones of Musk, Trump, Hitler and other fascists with huge cult followings.
Fascists restrict speech, more than anyone else.
That restricted speech, coupled with propaganda is what is dangerous. The fact that there’s propaganda, and then a completely opposing view also existing, is a good thing. It means free speech is working and we all need to be diligent about what we take in. “Don’t believe everything you read!”
I don’t want to outsource the cognitive load of who and what I should be trusting, while watching what I say, because that’s exactly how you end up in a fascist state
What you say would work in an ideal world, where people freely discuss about topics. In the real world, instead, especially on social networks, misinformation spread like a virus, aided by people or governments who know the truth but obtain benefits from division created by such lies. I agree, it’s difficult to draw a line between opinions and misinformation tho, but it is necessary, I believe.