EU should put Twitter under direct supervision after missteps, says German official

The official said the European Commission should act to prevent what he called Twitter's "anti-competitive behaviour"

Elon Musk (pictured), chief executive of Twitter, poses a threat to free speech according to Sven Giegold, the state secretary in charge of competition policy at Germany's economy ministry.

A senior German official has said Twitter should join other tech firms in being directly monitored by the European Commission, saying the company's erratic behaviour under new owner Elon Musk posed a threat to free speech.

Sven Giegold, the state secretary in charge of competition policy at Germany's economy ministry, pointed to Twitter's abrupt suspension of journalists' accounts and restrictions on the access to some links.