He believes that the company does not comply with community rules that require it to avoid the spread of misleading advertising and possible disinformation campaigns on the social networks Facebook and Instagram.
The European Commission An investigation was opened against the American company on Tuesday Goal whereas the country is not doing enough to combat disinformation from foreign agents, especially Russia, before the European elections June on the social networks Facebook and Instagram.
“The Commission has created means to protect European citizens against disinformation and personalized manipulation by third countries. If we suspect a violation of the rules, we will take action. This applies at all times, but especially during election times of democratic elections,” he said. from the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a statement.
Specifically, Brussels considers that the company does not comply with community rules requiring it to avoid the spread of misleading advertising and possible disinformation campaigns, and is concerned because this “may entail risks” in the light of electoral processes and fundamental elections. rights, but also for consumer protection,” the Commission explained in a statement.
He is also concerned about Meta’s plans to opt out CrowdTanglea public information tool that allows researchers, journalists and civil society as a whole to conduct election monitoring, without having to replace it with another suitable tool.
Furthermore, he considers that the tools that Facebook and Instagram offer users to notify them of the presence of illegal content do not meet the requirements laid down in the Digital Services Act, the standard by which the European Union has forces platforms to combat illegal content on the internet. the Internet.
A community source assures that in the Commission’s discussions with Meta since September last year, the company has shown a “constructive commitment” to addressing the Community Executive’s concerns.
The opening of this investigation allows the Commission to take a range of measures, under which it could apply a fine of up to 6% of worldwide turnover from Doel.
Source: EITB
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