The EU warns Musk of sanctions for the suspension of journalists’ accounts on Twitter

The European Union warned the businessman this Friday Elon Musk with possible sanctions against Twitter for the suspension of various accounts of journalists who report on that company.

“The news about the suspension of journalists from Twitter is worrying (…) Elon Musk must take note of this. There are red lines. And, soon, there will be sanctions,” said the European Commissioner for Transparency, Vera Jourova, in a tweet.

In her message, Jourova referred to one of the two laws that the European Union adopted in July of this year and with which the block will regulate the activity of the giants of the sector and the main platforms in the block.

Both the Digital Markets Law (DMA, in English) and the Digital Services (DSA) will become applicable from next year.

With this regulation, the European Union seeks to regulate the fiscal practices and strategies of the giants gathered under the acronym GAFAM (Google, Apple, Fecebook [Meta], Amazon y Microsoft), as well as other second-tier companies.

In her warning to Musk, Jourova recalled that the DSA demands “respect for freedom of the press and fundamental rights.”

In order to operate in the European Union, digital platforms with more than 45 million users (such as Twitter) will have to adapt to DSA standards as of next summer.

These platforms will remain under permanent surveillance, and violations of the legislation may be penalized with up to 6% of their global turnover. In case of repeated violations, a platform will not be able to operate in the European Union.