The European Union on Friday warned Twitter owner CEO Elon Musk after the platform suspended several journalists for violating his new policy around doxxing.
Vera Jourova, a European Commission vice president, wrote on Twitter that the alleged “arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying,” adding that an EU regulatory act “requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights.”
“This is reinforced under our #MediaFreedomAct. @elonmusk should be aware of that,” Jourova wrote. “There are red lines. And sanctions, soon.”
Jourova did not elaborate on what sanctions either Musk or Twitter will face. Under the EU’s Digital Services Act, which she cited, companies can be fined 6 percent of their global annual revenues for breaches….