{"id":1191257,"date":"2023-10-11T16:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1191257"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:29:19","slug":"eu-official-gives-mark-zuckerberg-24-hours-to-respond-to-israel-misinformation-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1191257","title":{"rendered":"EU official gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond to Israel misinformation concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk isn\u2019t the only billionaire CEO receiving stern letters this week from Thierry Breton, the European Union\u2019s regulatory commissioner. Following a similar one to Elon Musk<\/a>, Breton posted a single-page correspondence<\/a> (via<\/a> CNBC<\/em>) he penned to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today, giving the Facebook founder 24 hours to respond. The letter acknowledges areas where Meta\u2019s content moderation has improved but raises concerns about misinformation (including deepfakes) on the company\u2019s social platforms as the bloody Israel-Hamas war continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn light of a number of serious recent developments, let me recall the precise obligations regarding content moderation under the EU Digital Services Act,\u201d Breton wrote in the letter. \u201cFirstly, following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we are seeing a surge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU via certain platforms,\u201d Breton wrote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would ask you to be very vigilant to ensure strict compliance with the DSA rules on terms of service, on the requirement of timely, diligent and objective action following notices of illegal content in the EU, and on the need for proportionate and effective mitigation measures,\u201d the commissioner wrote. \u201cI urgently invite you to ensure that your systems are effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The EU\u2019s Digital Services Act (DSA)<\/a> requires social companies like Meta to moderate and remove illegal and harmful content. The law, passed in 2022, mandates that platforms operating in the EU be more proactive in policing malicious material. It can levy fines of up to six percent of infringing companies\u2019 total revenue, enough to effectively serve as a \u201cstick\u201d against the deep-pocketed social behemoths.<\/p>\n

Breton acknowledged the company\u2019s improvements in certain areas. \u201cWe have noted steps taken by Meta to increase mitigation measures in the run-up to the recent elections in Slovakia \u2014 such as increased cooperation with independent authorities, improvements in response times, and increased fact-checking,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n

However, it raises concerns about deepfakes and other digitally altered content with potential real-world ramifications. \u201cWe have also been made aware of reports of a significant number of deep fakes and manipulated content which circulated on your platforms and a few still appear online,\u201d Breton wrote. \u201cI remind you that the DSA requires that the risk of amplification of fake and manipulated images and facts generated with the intention to influence elections is taken extremely seriously in the context of mitigation measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Breton asked Zuckerberg to communicate with the commissioner\u2019s team \u201cwithout delay\u201d on the details of measures the company has taken to mitigate deepfakes and counter election-related misinformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team will follow up shortly with a specific request on a number of other issues of DSA compliance that deserve immediate attention,\u201d the letter closed. \u201cThe DSA is here to protect free speech against arbitrary decisions, and at the same time protect our citizens and democracies.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/eu-official-gives-mark-zuckerberg-24-hours-to-respond-to-israel-misinformation-concerns-202919590.html?src=rss
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\nSource: Engadget – EU official gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond to Israel misinformation concerns<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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