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Macron says he had ‘clear and honest’ discussion with Musk on Twitter policy

France's President Emmanuel Macron makes a toast, at a State Dinner at the White House.
France's President Emmanuel Macron makes a toast, at a State Dinner at the White House. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Elon Musk about Twitter’s content moderation policies, just a day after the French president had flagged his concerns on the issue.

“Transparent user policies, significant reinforcement of content moderation and protection of freedom of speech: efforts have to be made by Twitter to comply with European regulations,” Macron said in a tweet after his meeting with Musk on Friday afternoon.

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