Twitter executives in Dublin offer assurances to European Commission – report via IrishTimesBiz
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The European Commission has told Twitter and Meta that substantial fines are possible if the companies prove unable to comply with GDPR data privacy regulations. Photograph: John G Mabanglo/EPATwitter executives in Dublin are reported to have given assurances to Europe’s commissioner for justice that they would continue to meet regulatory requirements following large-scale layoffs that sparked concern in Brussels.
On Thursday Didier Reynders met the company’s management at its European headquarters. He had earlier expressed concerns that key executives the commission had been engaging with on regulatory requirements were among those fired following the recent takeover by Elon Musk. RTÉ reported comments from Mr Reynders indicating that he had received assurances from the platform it would continue to meet its obligations.
“We received a clear commitment to work on this from Twitter,” he said. “In terms of decisions relating to the reductions of staff, we want to be sure there are resources to protect the data of users.”
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