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JD Vance warns US could withdraw NATO support if European Union censors social media

JD Vance told a podcaster on the campaign trail that America’s participation in NATO should be contingent on the alliance’s respect for online speech after the EU had a public spat with Elon Musk.

News

Didi Rankovic

• Nov 11, 2024Nov 12, 2024

Rep. Jim Jordan slams EU for censorship threats against Elon Musk’s X

Committee Chair Jim Jordan escalated tensions last Thursday by dispatching a strongly worded letter to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, accusing him of employing legal measures to target Musk.

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Dan Frieth

• Aug 19, 2024Aug 20, 2024

EU officials agree on digital ID framework, suggest central bank currency integration

Dutch MEP Rob Roos, an opponent of the provisional agreement, claimed that in the process of striking a deal the two EU institutions 'ignored all the privacy experts and security specialists.'

News

Didi Rankovic

• Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023

EU officials agree to launch ‘Digital Identity Wallet,’ threatening the privacy of citizens

Cybersecurity experts have warned that the proposal ‘radically expands the ability of governments to surveil both their own citizens and residents across the EU.’

News

Andreas Wailzer

• Nov 9, 2023Nov 10, 2023

Elon Musk slams leftist rating group NewsGuard as ‘scam’ that ‘should be disbanded immediately’

Musk responded to a post on X, formerly Twitter, by a former Trump State Department official who pointed to the connection between NewsGuard and the European Union's new 'disinformation code,' the Digital Services Act.

News

Andreas Wailzer

• Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023

Elon Musk denies report that X will pull out of the EU due to censorship laws

'Yet another utterly false Business Insider. They are not a real publication,' Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter, following a report that the company would be ceasing operating in the EU over its draconian censorship laws.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023

EU investigating Elon Musk’s X over spread of alleged ‘misinformation’ on Israel-Palestine conflict

Officials in the EU are demanding that X respond to a formal probe under its Digital Services Act concerning the social media platform’s commitment to censoring certain types of content amid the war.

News

Ashley Sadler

• Oct 16, 2023Oct 17, 2023

EU minister says European Commission can ban social media in cases of civil unrest

‘We have teams that can intervene immediately,’ EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said, adding, ‘we can not only impose a fine but also ban the operation’ of platforms ‘on our territory.’

News

Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 13, 2023Jul 14, 2023

Elon Musk angers free speech police after withdrawing Twitter from EU ‘disinformation’ agreement

Elon Musk has removed Twitter from the EU's restrictive 'voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation,' sparking retaliation from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Opinion

Thomas Lifson

• May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

EU to introduce digital vaccine passports on June 15

It remains unclear what their purpose would be, given that EU Commissioner Thierry Breton suggested Europe will have ‘collective immunity capacity’ by July 14.

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Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent

• Mar 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021

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Articles tagged Thierry Breton

Rep. Jim Jordan slams EU for censorship threats against Elon Musk’s X

EU officials agree on digital ID framework, suggest central bank currency integration

EU officials agree to launch ‘Digital Identity Wallet,’ threatening the privacy of citizens

Elon Musk slams leftist rating group NewsGuard as ‘scam’ that ‘should be disbanded immediately’

Elon Musk denies report that X will pull out of the EU due to censorship laws

EU investigating Elon Musk’s X over spread of alleged ‘misinformation’ on Israel-Palestine conflict

Elon Musk angers free speech police after withdrawing Twitter from EU ‘disinformation’ agreement

EU to introduce digital vaccine passports on June 15