"Live broadcast execution" alarm in the EU. He will be shot

The European Union (EU) reminded that online platforms in Europe have responsibilities regarding the live broadcast of the execution by firing squad of former American soldier Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Base in the US state of Texas in 2009.

EU Commission Spokesperson Thomas Regnier answered journalists' questions on the subject at the daily press conference.

"THEY ARE OBLIGED TO COMPLY WITH EUROPEAN LEGISLATION"

Stating that they will not comment on possible live broadcasts from online platforms in the USA, Regnier said that online platforms in Europe are obliged to strictly enforce their own terms of use and comply with national and European legislation.

Regnier stated that they had to do this within the scope of the Digital Services Act (DSA), and noted that the DSA only applies to online platforms and its scope is limited to Europe.

THEY WILL USE THEIR INSPECTION AND SANCTION POWERS

He stated that if the platforms do not properly implement their own terms and conditions, the EU can use its inspection and sanction powers under the DSA, and that they will ensure that companies and online platforms comply with their obligations in Europe.

EXECUTION BY SHOING WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the public could watch the execution by firing squad of former American soldier Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Base in Texas in 2009.

"We're going to make sure people can watch it. It's going to be public. Because people need to understand that these things have serious consequences," Hegseth said. He used the following expressions:

The last public execution in the United States was in 1936, when Rainey Bethea, a black man convicted of raping a white woman, was hanged in Kentucky.

EXECUTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CARRIED OUT ON DECEMBER 3

Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who is expected to be executed on December 3, carried out an attack at Fort Hood in Texas in November 2009, killing 13 people and injuring 32 people, and Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury for the attack.