Twitterthe social network owned since October last year Elon Musk, has been causing controversy for months due to its new policies on misinformation and censorship. Recently, the platform left the code of good practice against disinformation in the European Uniona document that has been governing the countries since 2018.

The Code – written with the contribution of several digital giants – It contains some 40 recommendations to establish better cooperation with information verification services and prevent the spread of fake news. Meta, Google, Microsoft or Tiktok are some of the companies that adhere to the code.

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Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Transparency, regretted the social network’s decision. “We think it’s a Twitter error. Twitter has chosen the worst path. He chose confrontation”he declared.

European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova at a press conference on the meeting of the Code of Good Practice working group on disinformation at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

According to the official, it is not an obligation to participate in the code, but ‘upon retirement’ Twitter has attracted a lot of attention and its actions and compliance with EU law will be rigorously and urgently monitored.”

From August, when a special chapter of the Digital Services Act enters into force, “We will analyze Twitter’s performance, whether it complies with the law and whether it is taking the necessary measures to mitigate the risks” linked to disinformation “especially illegal content,” added Jourova, who added that if the platform “wants to operate and make money in the European market, it needs to adapt” to current legislation.

In other words, from now on, Twitter, along with other giant platforms, will be at the center of scrutiny by the European institutions.