The bill was approved by the European Parliament in March, but negotiations regarding its final version have been ongoing
Social media giant had planned to leave the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation
Musk is trying to ignore it, but the law is coming for Twitter
Platforms can no longer act as if they are 'too big to care', says Breton
'We are prepared to put order into the Wild West of the Internet'
Elon Musk has cut Twitter's workforce by more than 50% since October
Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for digital policy, told Musk Twitter may not comply with the EU's rules on hate speech
The threat of billion-dollar fines aimed at Big Tech is intended to promote competition and innovation from smaller players
The company argues that restrictions placed on Google would be detrimental to small businesses
An almighty battle is brewing over control and sovereignty of citizens' data