Twitter’s lead European Union privateness regulator stated on Tuesday she was involved that the Elon Musk-owned US agency had launched its Twitter Blue subscription service within the area with out consulting her workplace, regardless of a pledge to take action.
Twitter, which didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark, has in latest days launched the service in a number of EU markets, providing the type of blue examine mark beforehand free for verified accounts of public figures to anybody ready to pay. It was launched final yr within the US.
Eire’s Knowledge Safety Commissioner Helen Dixon, Twitter’s lead EU regulator as a result of location of its European headquarters in Dublin, stated the service raised privateness points together with round verification of accounts to stop customers posing as public figures.
“We’re a little bit bit extra involved this week now that we see that the blue tick subscription service is rolling out right here in EU nations having been reassured that it wasn’t going to roll out within the EU and definitely not earlier than there have been discussions with our workplace,” Dixon stated in an interview.
Whereas no formal inquiry has been launched “we’re at a heightened state of contact with Twitter,” she stated, describing session previous to a product launch as “greatest follow.”
Dixon in November expressed concern in regards to the influence of steep job cuts on Twitter’s capability to fulfill privateness obligations following billionaire Musk’s takeover the earlier month.
Twitter now has a “very robust” information safety officer, she stated.
“However past the info safety workplace, there are clearly different forces at play. And we have to perceive a little bit bit extra about these,” Dixon added.
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