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https://image.nostr.build/f0097df704f35dafcf7fc7d59d65340099820b6304b63f7c1af89968e279b73b.jpg # EU Offered X Secret Censorship Deal To Avoid Fines For 'Deceptive Dark Patterns', Musk Says Tyler Durden's Photo by Tyler Durden Sunday, Jul 14, 2024 12:35 AM Musk alleged in a post on X that the EU commission had offered him a secret deal if they quietly censored speech (al la Twitter 1.0). "The European Commission offered 𝕏 an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. "The other platforms accepted that deal. "𝕏 did not." Mike Benz, a former Trump administration official, highlighted this to suggest the EU’s real motivation is to “use the DSA to force X to restaff the censorship squad fired when Elon took over.” He further alleged that people who present themselves as researchers are actually “censorship activities & political operatives.” Musk reposted Benz’s analysis with just one word of comment: “Exactly.” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/eu-offered-x-secret-censorship-deal-avoid-fines-deceptive-dark-patterns-musk-says