“You can run but you can’t hide,” unelected French EU Commissioner tells Elon Musk

The totalitarian Brussels Blob goes into overdrive, shutting down EU freedom of speech

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The dictatorial arrogance of unelected officials in Brussels reached new heights on Friday, when a French EU Commissioner lectured Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, on freedom of speech.

Below we present this technocrat’s threatening Tweet and used Elon Musk’s own Twitter platform to do so.

Thierry Breton, unelected EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, actually threatened the multi-billionaire owner of Twitter who has opened up that platform for a much freer expression of ideas. In a direct threat this technocrat said: “Our teams will be ready for enforcement.”

Twitter leaves EU voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation.

But obligations remain. You can run but you can’t hide.

Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will be legal obligation under #DSA as of August 25.

Our teams will be ready for enforcement.
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) May 26, 2023

Who is Thierry Breton?

Monsieur Breton is EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and hails from France. You didn’t vote him in – and neither did any of the EU27’s electorates – and they can’t vote him out. He is a technocrat, safe in the corridors of Brussels.

He was formerly appointed to senior positions in French government-owned corporations in trouble and then served as a minister in the government of French President Jacques Chirac.

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How the EU Commission will control freedom of expression

As with most of the powers which the EU Commission takes unto itself, this process started stealthily with a “voluntary code” for internet service providers in 2018. Those who signed up included Google, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Snapchat.

The ‘Code of Practice on Disinformation’ began by many large organisations agreeing on self-regulatory standards to fight ‘disinformation’. It was then revised by the EU in June 2021 and was signed a year later. Now it will become part of an EU law, in combination with the legislation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising and the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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The EU’s new law will apply from August

The strengthened Code of Practice contains 44 commitments and 128 specific measures, and the DSA becomes law on 25 August. After this the EU Commission will impose massive fines on any internet service platforms it deems to have transgressed.

Under the new Digital Services Act, tech companies such as Twitter will have to moderate their platforms for ‘harmful content’ like ‘disinformation’ and introduce protocols to block the spread of ‘dangerous material’.

Twitter currently has around 330 million monthly users. Approximately half of those using the platform come from the United States, Japan and India. The UK is the only European country that makes the Top 10 in the world.

Elon Musk rejects the EU’s totalitarianism

According to the EU’s French Commissioner, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has withdrawn from the EU’s totalitarian regime, hence Monsieur Breton’s threats to Mr Musk.

It is worth noting that the independent United Kingdom represents the largest Twitter market in Europe and will be unaffected provided the UK Government doesn’t align with the EU’s legislation.

Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org have approached Mr Musk for his comments.

And finally, Elon Musk destroys BBC journalist in interview

For those who have not seen this, here is Elon Musk taking apart a BBC journalist in devastating fashion. Enjoy.

Observations

“You vill say vat ve vant you to say.”

It cannot only be the Facts4EU and CIBUK teams that find the French EU Commissioner's remarks outrageous. "You can run but you can't hide"? Who does this man think he is? Clint Eastwood?

Both Brexit Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org are firm advocates of freedom of expression. Our only caveat is being against any calls for violence or illegality. We condemn the idea of the unelected EU Commission setting itself up as the arbiter of what people are allowed to say across Europe.

Many times we have called the EU Commission out for misinformation and disinformation. It is a sign of a healthy society when we are able to do this. Come August it seems the EU Commission will decide what is healthy and what is not. Somehow we have serious doubts that they will regard some of our reports favourably.

It is extraordinary that while Ukraine (with the assistance of the UK, the US and some European countries) is fighting a totalitarian aggressor in Vladimir Putin, we have an increasingly totalitarian regime situated just across the English Channel.

The World Wide Web was invented by an Englishman, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Monsieur Breton’s France of course had to do their own thing – Minitel – but this failed and has vanished without a trace.

As things stand, we applaud Elon Musk’s valiant attempts to allow freedom of speech without political censorship or ‘shadow-banning’.

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Reader Comments 10

1. Mike S , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 04:57:

Communism, Naziism, Stalinist etc, 2.0 by the sounds of it.
Oh...is that what the EU counts as, 'disinformation'?
Too late!! 🤣🤣🤣

2. Sparky , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 06:20:

Late start this morning, good morning Mike.
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There does need to be meditation of social media, there is a lot of harmful stuff as well as scams. The FBI indicted a number of Russians for interference in the US elections in 2016, around the same time as Brexit.
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How that moderation is balanced with freedom of speech will be interesting.

3. Mike S , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 06:40:

Morning Sparky, surprisingly I find myself agreeing with you. Especially on the harmful & criminal aspect.
But, censorship of opinion & free speech, not so much except in relation to harmful & willful criminal content.
Such as happened as reported here is precisely what should be condemned.

4. Have You Wondered , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 06:43:

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I've read that the difference between the UK and EU law is that:
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UK law says you can do anything - provided there is no law to say you cannot do it.
and that,
EU law says you can do anything - provided there is a law to say you can do it.
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Seems apparent that the same doctrine applies to free speech?
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Why does the UK need another level of corruption above that which the UK has already?
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5. Have You Wondered , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 07:18:

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Mmmmm - "You can run but you can't hide". World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab is not hiding it seems and the lucky boy has freedom of speech.....
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Todays EU agenda:
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— European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab.
— European Council President Charles Michel meets Schwab at 10:45 a.m.
— European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.............. and Schwab at 3:30 p.m.
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I wonder what plans he has for the EU electorate?
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Maybe he's a late comer to Verhofstatdt's Conference on the Future of the European Union? That had freedom of speech but did anyone take any notice.....?
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Why does the UK need another level of corruption above that which the UK has already?
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6. Taxpayer , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 08:47:

Eventually, these Eurocrats will start beliving their own narrative and over-step the mark; I am so glad we came out.

7. Gazzablack , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 08:50:

John F Kennedy said
"Everyone should be welcome in the library. - except the censor".
He went on to say
" We must have all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms.
Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.
For the Bill of Rights is the Guardian of our security as well as our liberty".
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Suppressing the freedom of expressiion is the route to a dystopian society.
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There's no benefit of freedom of movement sparky, if you haven't got actual freedom.

8. Major Graham Lear , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 09:12:

I look forward to Musk suing the EU and its Communist commissars that masquerade as Commissioners in one of the many courts in the US

9. NH , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 09:49:

If the EU intends to control selected media channels why is it not targeting more powerful organisation such as the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR) to ensure impartiality.
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Between 2009 and 2019 12 Judges of the ECHR have been identified as having links to the Open Society Foundation ( OSF ). THE OSF is a pro European Union organisation ( funded by George Soros ) that is strongly against Brexit. They have previously funded rejoiner campaigns with £400,000 ( Best for Britain Campaign ) and are still funding rejoiner campaigns.
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Many other judges in the ECHR have been identified as having links to other wealthy non government organisations. The ECHR has supremacy over UK courts and sets precedence for UK courts to follow so it can have a huge effect on our lives.
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10. ste , Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 17:34:

the vile EU is just another evil veiled as virtue

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