The European Commission has given Meta (META.O) and TikTok a week to provide details on measures taken to counter the spread of terrorist content, violence and hate speech on their platforms.
This comes after Elon Musk’s X received the same request last week. The EU’s executive body said on Thursday it had sent a request for information to the two companies as investigators point to the proliferation of disinformation following the Hamas attack on Israel more than a week ago.
The Commission can open investigations into the companies if it is not satisfied with their answers. Under new online content rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) that came into effect recently, major online platforms must do more to remove illegal and harmful content or risk to fines of up to 6% of their global turnover.
Meta must provide the requested information to the Commission by October 25, 2023, for questions related to crisis response and by November 8, 2023, on protecting the integrity of elections. TikTok must provide the requested information to the Commission by October 25, 2023, for questions related to crisis response and by November 8, 2023, on protecting the integrity of elections and minors online.
The EU is taking a tough stance on online disinformation, and it will be interesting to see how Meta and TikTok respond to these requests. If companies do not provide satisfactory information, the Commission could open investigations into them, which could lead to fines or other penalties.
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