'You can run but you can't hide,' commissioner Thierry Breton warns Twitter over upcoming rules.
By Francesca GillettTwitter has pulled out of the European Union's voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said.- but warned the firm new laws would force compliance.Twitter will be legally required to fight disinformation in the EU from 25 August, he said, adding: "Our teams will be ready for enforcement."Dozens of tech firms both big and small are signed up toincluding Meta - which owns Facebook and Instagram - as well as TikTok, Google, Microsoft and Twitch.
Firms that sign the code can decide which pledges to make, such as cooperating with fact-checkers or tracking political advertising. The social media giant used to have a dedicated team that worked to combat coordinated disinformation campaigns,Last month, the BBC found hundreds of Russian and Chinese state propaganda accounts were thriving on Twitter."less misinformation rather than more" since he took over last October.
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