2024-08-14 16:54:07
Elon Musk is not only the owner of the social network X (formerly Twitter). A strong businessman, he is among other things at the head of the Tesla car maker, specializing in electric cars. Within the will to regulate
At the time of his acquisition of Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk said to himself ” on the same wavelength » over Brussels, when the European Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton came to present the future law on digital services, “DSA”. Since then, public exchanges between the two men have become increasingly tense.
Concerns about the regulation of the social network
Monday August 12, 2024, Elon Musk spoke with Donald Trump, the candidate for the presidency of the United States live on his social network. A few hours before the exchange, Thierry Breton had publicly reminded the billionaire of the moderate commitments that “DSA” decided. In response, Elon Musk spoke violently against the European Commissioner. The European Commission, for its part, distanced itself on Tuesday August 13 from Thierry Breton by saying that this initiative has not been approved by President Ursula von der Leyen and other councils.
Last December, an investigation into possible violations of its obligations in the fight against disinformation was launched against X. This investigation is still ongoing, and X has, for the moment, not been sued against the sanctions of heavily provided for by DSA, especially money.
Expectations for investment in electric cars by Tesla
Individually, the 27 are not all in the same position vis-à-vis the billionaire, who claims major economic benefits in Europe. In Germany, the EU’s only Tesla car assembly mega-plant employs around 12,000 people near Berlin.
He plans to open a second, which means that the leaders of the Old Continent are on trial, including the President of the Italian Council, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron. The French President has received four times from the spring of 2023 and is expected to attract investments from the big company in $ 632 billion (573 euros).
Ireland can be against X
However, Tesla has lost some of its momentum in recent months with declining sales. The company announced in mid-April that it would lay off 14,000 workers worldwide, or 10% of its workforce. The union also had to face social unrest: in the fall of 2023, a strike launched in Sweden by many workers spread to Denmark, Finland and Norway.
But economic interests do not always prevent Member States to legislate against X. This is the case in Ireland even though the European headquarters of the social network is in Dublin. Legal proceedings were launched in early August against the latter for using data in violation of European laws. Ireland won its case: the platform suspended the collection of data from European users by artificial intelligence. The Irish court also sentenced X on Tuesday August 13 to a record fine of €550,000 for the unfair dismissal of a former employee.
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