Former EU Digital Chief Says Sweeping Disinformation Law Could Ban X in Europe

The European Union could deploy up to 150 people to monitor Elon Musk’s AfD leader interview.
Former EU Digital Chief Says Sweeping Disinformation Law Could Ban X in Europe
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton in Brussels on Jan. 29, 2020. Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock
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Thierry Breton, the European Union’s former digital policy chief, has said that the bloc’s sweeping disinformation law could ban X if the social media platform fails to comply with its terms.

Elon Musk’s plan to host Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, in a live interview on his social media platform, X, on Jan. 9 has sparked an EU backlash.
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