January 11, 2021 1:33 pm
There are several European institutional voices to condemn the “excessive power” of digital platforms. France also “deplores” the exclusion of the outgoing president from Twitter
There are several European institutional voices to condemn the “excessive power” of digital platforms. According to the exponent of the French government, the Network regulation therefore it is not up to the giants of the web. “What shocks me is that it is Twitter that decides to close Trump’s profile,” Le Maire said.
The European Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry breton. “The fact that a CEO can pull the plug on the US president’s speaker without any control and balancing is disconcerting. It is not only a confirmation of the power of these platforms, but it also shows profound weaknesses in the way our society is organized in the digital space ”.
He joins the choir Manfred Weber, the German MEP group leader of Ppe, according to which the EU must not let Facebook and Twitter decide “what falls within the acceptable limits” on their platforms. “We cannot let the American Big Tech companies decide how to discuss and not discuss, what can and what cannot be said in a democratic speech. We need a stricter regulatory approach, ”Weber told Politico.
–
– .