Posted on 10/20/2023 11:47:32 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The European Union (EU) sent formal requests to Meta and TikTok on Thursday for details about their handling of disinformation and illegal content, as the bloc ramps up pressure on social media companies to comply with its new online regulations.
Both companies received warning letters from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton last week, following the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas and a resulting deluge of misinformation and graphic content online.
Neither company responded to a request for comment Friday.
The formal request marks a more aggressive step by the EU, which noted in Thursday’s announcement that it could decide to open formal proceedings against Meta or TikTok depending on their responses.
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Governments deciding what Information and Disinformation is is a very bad idea
They forgot CNN and their alphabet co-conspirators.
Seriously. Just block all European IP addresses and the problem is solved.
But the companies won’t easily give up the profits from those markets.
It’s not even a government. It’s a collection of 7 regulatory bodies only one of which is elected by the people.
So what are they calling misinformation now?
Pass along this disinformation: the EU believes in the complexity and necessity of free speech
Notice how they didn’t dare ask Musk.
My precise thought.
So, I assume this is about the fake Palestinian hospital bombing story.
No?
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