Thierry Breton

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk commented on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European officials, including former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, a long-time critic who previously clashed with Musk over content regulation. “Tyranny Breton gets his dessert,...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard publicly endorsed new State Department sanctions aimed at foreign efforts to censor Americans’ voices. Gabbard stated on X that "foreign nations seeking to impose their anti-freedom policies to censor American voices and force American...

Thierry Breton, the former European Union commissioner behind the Digital Services Act, criticized the President Donald Trump administration after being barred from entering the U.S. over alleged censorship of American social media. US Targets EU Digital Chief For Alleged Social Media Censorship...

European Commissioner Thierry Breton announced his resignation on Monday, expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to serve the European Union. What Happened: Breton took to X on Monday to announce his departure from his position as European Commissioner. He expressed his deep appreciation for...

The House Judiciary Committee has called out European Union's Thierry Breton for trying to "intimidate" Elon Musk's X. What Happened: The House Judiciary Committee has condemned the European Union’s actions, threatening to investigate their attempts to infringe on free speech. On Thursday,...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Donald Trump previously posted on X in 2023. The European Union (EU) has cautioned X owner, Elon Musk, against promoting “harmful content” in his forthcoming interview with former U.S. President Donald Trump. What...

The European Union Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, has leveled charges against Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, alleging deceptive practices and lack of transparency. The tech billionaire has now alleged that the commission “offered X an illegal secret deal.”...

Days after New York City filed a lawsuit against ByteDance-owned TikTok over alleged harm to minors’ mental health, the European Union has initiated a formal investigation into the social media platform for potential breaches of online content regulations. What Happened: The body’s...

The European Union’s industry chief, Thierry Breton, has asked TikTok CEO to leave no stone unturned in combating disinformation on the popular short video-sharing platform. According to Reuters, Breton has previously set an Oct. 25 deadline for TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, to...

In a significant development, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to hold discussions with EU regulators next week. The meetings will focus on critical issues such as data protection, disinformation and competition regulations. What Happened: As reported by Bloomberg...

European Commissioner Thierry Breton has now urged Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) to address the issue of disinformation during the Israel-Hamas conflict, while Elon Musk disputes reports of “fake content” on his platform, X (formerly Twitter). What Happened:...

After Elon Musk clinched a $44 billion deal with Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) — the European Union's internal market chief warned that the union has strict rules for online platforms to tackle illegal content. What Happened: Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, told...