The news that #X has suspended the #EU's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.
And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a lunatic for its public communications.
politico.eu/article/x-axes-eur…
#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalRights #DigitalSovereignty #RuleOfLaw
X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine
Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer.”…Bjarke Smith-Meyer (POLITICO)
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propapanda
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He thinks he is a great business man. If he thinks the trade is worth it, why not.
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in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •The arrogance of Musk is impressive. Since when did we decide a Ketamine riddled billionaire had any kind of idea what was best for millions of sensible people in Europe?
Oh, hang on, we didn't.
USA is welcome to that twerp.
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Leeloo
in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •As I read it, that's Shitter banning the EU from paying money to Shitter to advertise to fascists and bots.
I can't imagine any way this would not be a good thing.
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in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •@bsdphk Jeg har for et par år siden - som ansat i SIT - spurgt moe om tiden ikke var inde for at SIT lavede en mastodon instans for Staten (og andre offentlige myndigheder).
Måske han skulle prikkes til igen af en som har hans øre? 😀
Han var bestemt ikke afvisende den gang, men jeg har ikke set den endnu.
Poul-Henning Kamp
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Det er lang tid siden jeg prikkede til ham med den ide.
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in reply to Poul-Henning Kamp • • •@bsdphk Hm. Det er måske også okay, at det ikke er hans primære fokus. Han var bare den nærmeste indgang jeg havde. 😄
I sidste ende bør ønsket jo komme fra hans kunder…
Jan Penfrat
in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •fyi here's @edri's official commentary about the #DSA fine against #X and how things are going on the enforcement front:
edri.org/our-work/eu-stands-up…
EU stands up to Big Tech with €120 million fine to X - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •Interestingly, the @EUCommission told @euobserver today that it "had no intention of stopping communication on X, explaining that it is one of 15 social media platforms the executive uses."
They said “This is a means for us to still get in touch with citizens, stakeholders, to do some outreach work, to precisely speak about what we are doing in the EU.”
I mean what else needs to happen before they realise X isn't just a neutral place to "get in touch with citizens"?
Open Risk
in reply to Jan Penfrat • • •I only see four links to social on the main website. In fact it is depressing to see *any* such links. It is an endorsment of private interests that would be unseemly in the best of cases: Why would European institutions promote specific private platforms that exploit European's citizens data?
When the owner of such a platform calls for the abolition of the EU it feels like a line has been crossed and people need to assume their responsibility and act.
@EUCommission @euobserver
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