European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová warned Twitter’s owner that the European Union’s Digital Services Act requires very large platforms to respect media freedom and human rights and follow defined processes when choosing to suspend accounts or delete content, including explaining why they do it in specific cases. “There are red lines,” the Czech politician mandated to uphold Europe’s values and transparency tweeted. “And sanctions, soon.” (The Logic)

Talking point: The Digital Services Act is more a set of common (if detailed) guidelines than a law, and leaves penalties for contraventions up to member states. Jourová’s warning followed news Thursday night that Twitter had suspended the accounts of several journalists, whose common attribute seemed to be that they had written critically of Musk. It was all great for traffic on the site, Musk tweeted. Twitter’s office in Brussels, the EU’s administrative centre, disbanded last month, making interactions with regulators there difficult; since Musk’s October takeover, it’s had to deal with Ireland on data protection, the U.S. on privacy and multiple jurisdictions on labour standards.