EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he outlined to Musk how the bloc's online regulations aim to uphold free speech while also making sure whatever is illegal "will be forbidden in the digital space," which Musk "fully agreed with."
The 65-second clip indicates Musk's and the EU's views may be closer than they appear. Breton says in the video that he explained the Digital Services Act to Musk in a meeting at Tesla's Texas headquarters. Musk responds by saying it's "exactly aligned with my thinking." Breton told AP he explained to Musk that the new law means "we need also to have more moderators, and in the language where we operate. So he fully understood."
Elon is well aware of the trend to VPNs and how these make a user vertically stateless online so what use are restrictions based on geography. Why bother fighting a battle you don't have to.