⚡The clash between Musk and EU elites marks a shift in politics—one that Europe is unprepared for. We're moving from "identity politics" to a form of "reality politics". Faced with authoritarian-leaning tech giants, Brussels will not only have to defend its policies, but its concept of reality. 🧵
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The struggle is less about what is true, than about what truth is. Who gets to speak? What's an argument? What is democracy? At the center of this battle is the EU's Digital Services Act #DSA. It represents an “old” democratic reality, built on accountability, transparency and science.
- It seeks fairness by scrutinizing the algorithms shaping public discourse.
- It promotes fact-checking to counter falsehoods with science.
For years, Putin, Höcke, Orban, Kickl and friends have weaponized the narrative of “censorship” to discredit the rules designed to protect us from their very own abuses of power. Now, Elon Musk branded the EU’s former Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton as the “tyrant of Europe.”