European official warns Musk era of 'Wild West' for free speech is over: 'There will be sanctions'
Video European official warns that Twitter will face penalties if it does not crack down on speech European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová warned that Twitter must follow European standards on speech or pay the price. European politician Věra Jourová warned Elon Musk from the World Economic Forum in Davos that Twitter will face "sanctions" if it does not shut down some forms of speech. Jourová, the European Commission’s Vice President for Values and Transparency, told Euronews Next that Twitter may face penalties for enabling free speech in violation of European Union regulations. "The time of the Wild West is over," she said. "We will have the Digital Services Act [DSA]. We will have the Code of Practice as a part of this legislation," Jourová said. "So, after Mr. Musk took over Twitter with his ‘freedom of speech absolutism’ - we are the protectors of freedom of speech as well. But at the same time, we cannot accept, for inst