Notably, Twitter does not currently have a communications department that could be contacted for comment, as stated by Engadget. Prior to Elon Musk’s assumption of leadership in October 2022, Twitter had joined the EU’s Code of Practice against disinformation in 2018, along with companies such as Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, and TikTok. While participation in the Code is voluntary, the EU announced in June 2022 that adhering to the agreement would contribute to DSA compliance. The timing of Twitter’s withdrawal from the Code, merely three months before the EU initiates enforcement of the DSA, suggests the company’s potential intention to circumvent the bloc’s content moderation regulations, as observed by TechCrunch.
