Euro Rules

Europe tries to tell Elon Musk what to say:

In a letter addressed to tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, ahead of his planned uncensored interview with former President Donald Trump, Thierry Breton, the European Commission’s chief censorship czar, threatened to deploy all powers available to him under the Digital Services Act (DSA) against X if the U.S. presidential candidate breaches EU restrictions on speech. “I am writing to you in the context of recent events in the United Kingdom and in relation to the planned broadcast on your platform X of a live conversation between a US presidential candidate and yourself, which will also be accessible to users in the EU,” the French Eurocrat opened in his letter to Musk. Breton said that because the Trump interview will be broadcast live throughout the EU on X, Brussels will “monitor” the “dissemination of content that may incite violence, hate and racism in conjunction with major political – or societal – events around the world, including debates and interviews in the context of elections.” The EU censorship chief demanded, therefore, that X implement “mitigation measures” against the “amplification of harmful content” that may “generate detrimental effects on civic discourse and public security” in Europe.

There are a few choice places where he can put his "suggestions..."