Twitter likely to quit EU disinformation code

Twitter plans to quit the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups the major social platforms, European sources said Thursday.

The social platform owned by US billionaire Elon Musk has informed the European Commission of its intention to quit the pact, but has yet to formally notify Brussels of its decision, the sources said.

Launched in 2018, the EU’s code of practice on disinformation counts nearly three dozen signatories including the giants in the sector such as Meta, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and TikTok.