“Saskia Esken of SPD urges EU intervention against Twitter disinformation and hate speech”

Saskia Esken (SPD) calls for the European Union to intervene in the event of disinformation and hate speech on Twitter. “The company does not take any action against fake accounts and machine-enhanced disinformation, does not otherwise comply with rules and ignores case law if they contradict business interests,” Esken told the editorial network Germany (RND). In addition, Twitter acts in a completely non-transparent manner and refuses to be a contact person.

“We have drawn up rules for digital services in Europe, and we must also enforce them against Twitter.” The EU Commission has just decided that Twitter and other large, globally active platforms will be placed under special supervision because of their great responsibility, so that Disinformation, hatred and hate speech are curbed and they meet our demands for transparency. “Now Europe has to show its teeth and enforce its rules.”

She herself left Twitter because she didn’t want to strengthen the business of such a company with her own reach. “On Twitter you have to watch how a multi-billionaire drives a successful and popular network into ruin.”