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Yet on the table, no deal announced, that was republican negotiator patrick mchenry and capitol hill earlier today. twitter has pulled out of the european union s voluntary code to fight disinformation, the eu has said. the eu s internal market commissioner, thierry breton, announced the news on the platform. breton tweeted: obligations remain. you can run, but you can t hide . he added that fighting disinformation will remain a legal obligation under the digital services act, a law which obliges firms to do more to tackle illegal online content. dozens of tech firms are signed up to the eu s disinformation code, including meta, tiktok, google, microsoft and twitch. the code was launched last year to prevent profiteering from disinformation and fake news. it also seeks to increase transparency and curb the spread of bots and fake accounts. under musk s ownership, moderation at twitter has reportedly been greatly reduced, and just last month, the bbc found hundreds of russian and chine ....