Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X::Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, warns Elon Musk about disinformation on X related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

  • @[email protected]
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    851 year ago

    “Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, said in a letter addressed to Musk on Tuesday that his office has “indications” that groups are spreading misinformation and “violent and terrorist” content on X, and urged the billionaire to respond within a 24-hour period.”

    Sounds like it’s just a strongly worded letter.

    • @nyctre
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      631 year ago

      A bit below that it says that they’re also threatening fines of 6% of annual revenue.

        • @SpaceMan9000
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          301 year ago

          You’re thinking of profit, not revenue

          • @jarfil
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            -61 year ago

            Are we sure Twitter 𝕏’s revenue is still in the positive? I don’t think direct injections of capital count as revenue.

            • @vidarh
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              181 year ago

              Revenue is money in before costs, so yes their revenue is still positive given they are actually charging some people positive amounts. Their earnings are quite likely negative.

          • Loewi CW
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            51 year ago

            EU revenue fines are generally calculated by global revenue cause companies always try to shift the money to other countries.

          • @jarfil
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            Assume 80% of that is Europe, and a 25% drop in revenue since X

            What’s the basis for assuming a 25%? Instead of, let’s say, a 90%?

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Hadn’t read the actual letter. It would be interesting to know what the specific request they have is.

      • @dangblingus
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        -51 year ago

        You have to have revenue in order to be fined 6% of it.

        • @nyctre
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          1 year ago

          Am I missing something? I said revenue not profit. Or is the joke that Twitter isn’t making any money anymore?

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            • @[email protected]
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              101 year ago

              6% of their revenue is probably still billions of dollars. Might even amount to the biggest fine ever.

                • @[email protected]
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                  61 year ago

                  Wow, that’s MUCH less revenue than you’d expect from a worldwide behemoth like the shithole formerly known as Twitter!

                  • @vidarh
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                    41 year ago

                    And there you have the reason they sued to force Musk to stick to his word of buying it rather than let him off the hook and look for someone else dumb enough to pay that much for it.