French President Emmanuel Macron said he had had "clear and honest" discussions with Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, on December 2, about the social media platform's content moderation policy. This comes just a day after the French president expressed his concern about the matter.
"A transparent user policy, significant strengthening of content moderation, and protection of free speech: efforts must be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations," Macron said in a tweet after his meeting with Musk on Friday afternoon, December 2.
I'll say it here, on Twitter, because it’s all about the blue bird. This afternoon I met with @elonmusk and we had a clear and honest discussion:
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 2, 2022
On Thursday, Macron - on a visit to the United States - said in an interview with Good Morning America television show that he believed there was "responsibility and limitation" to free speech.
Researchers have reported a spike in hate speech on social media platforms after advocates for free speech Musk announced amnesty for accounts suspended under the leadership of the previous company that did not violate the law or engage in "terrible spam".
Musk took over Twitter on October 27, and moved quickly to start a number of changes to the product and staff.
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