French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned on Friday (December 3) that he had “clear and honest” dialogue with Twitter proprietor Elon Musk concerning the social media large’s content material moderation insurance policies. The meet befell only a day after Macron flagged his issues on the problem.

“Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations,” Macron mentioned in a tweet after his assembly with Musk on Friday afternoon.

Macron, who’s on a go to to the US, mentioned in an interview on Thursday that he believed there have been “responsibilities and limits” to free speech.

Researchers have reported a surge in hate speech on the social media platform after free speech advocate Musk introduced an amnesty for accounts suspended below the corporate’s earlier management that had not damaged the regulation or engaged in “egregious spam.”

Billionaire Musk took over Twitter on Oct. 27, paying $44 billion for the corporate, and has moved rapidly to provoke various adjustments to product and workers.

(With inputs from companies)

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