Twitter faces ‘stress test’ of Europe’s tough new Big Tech rules

Breton tweeted about his meeting Thursday at Twitter headquarters to carry out a voluntary ‘stress test’ to prepare for the new rules. — AP

A top European Union official is in Silicon Valley to check whether Twitter is ready to comply with the bloc’s tough new digital rulebook, a set of sweeping new standards that the world’s biggest online platforms all must obey in just two months.

European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who oversees digital policy, is the EU's point person working to get tech companies in line for the Digital Services Act, which will force companies to crack down on hate speech, disinformation and other harmful material on their sites. It takes effect Aug 25 for the biggest platforms.