A top European Union regulator cautioned that social-media giant Twitter will need to follow the bloc’s new rules for tackling illegal and harmful content online if it wants to keep operating there, marking a possible challenge to Elon Musk’s plans to take a more hands-off approach to content moderation.
Thierry Breton, EU internal market commissioner, said Tuesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that it’s his job to make sure companies, including Twitter, understand their obligations in Europe. That will soon include a series of new obligations for social media and other online platforms, called the Digital Services Act, after lawmakers agreed to the main points of the legislation last week.
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