European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova ruled on Friday “disturbing“Twitter’s suspension of journalists’ accounts and warned social media boss Elon Musk that there would be”soon” of the “sanctions“applicable within the framework of European legislation.
“The news regarding the arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying“, tweeted the manager, recalling that the law on digital services – which should apply to tech giants next summer – “demands respect for media freedom and fundamental rights“. “Elon Musk should be aware of this. There are red lines. And sanctions, soon“, did she say.
The German Foreign Ministry has also expressed concern. “Freedom of the press should not be turned on and off for convenience“, writes the ministry on its Twitter account, above a screenshot of the suspended accounts. “For this reason we have a problem with Twitter“, adds the German diplomacy.
