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CNBC: EU official warns Musk he’ll have to ‘fly by our rules’ as he buys Twitter 

* Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market, said Twitter will have to “fly by our rules” after Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the company. 

* Tech companies will face greater pressure to remove illegal content under the EU’s incoming Digital Services Act. 

* Companies can be fined up to 6% of global annual revenues for violations of the rules, which are expected to come into force in 2024. 

A top European Union official had a warning for Elon Musk Friday about his $44 purchase of Twitter, telling the billionaire he will have to play by the rules. 

After a cryptic tweet from Musk suggesting he’d completed his acquisition of Twitter, Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, warned Musk that he will have to comply with the bloc’s new digital regulations. 

“The bird is freed,” Musk tweeted. In response, Breton quote-tweeted Musk saying: “In Europe, the bird will fly by our rules.”  

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WNU Editor: This EU commissioner is sending a message to Elon Musk that they do not want people like Donald Trump back on the platform. 

In the end I think we will be seeing two types of Twitter. One for the EU, and another one for the rest of the world. 

Brussels Warns Elon Musk's Twitter That 'Bird Will Fly By EU Rules'  

EU Commissioner Warns Musk That Twitter Must ‘Fly by Our Rules’ -- Bloomberg 

Elon Musk's Twitter 'bird will fly by EU rules,' Brussels warns after billionaire takes control -- Euronews  

Europe Warns Twitter's Elon Musk: The Bird Flies by Our Rules -- CNET  

EU Commissioner to Elon Musk: Twitter will play by our rules -- Politico

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