{"id":1194192,"date":"2023-10-19T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1194192"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:00:57","slug":"the-eu-is-probing-meta-and-tiktoks-israel-hamas-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1194192","title":{"rendered":"The EU is probing Meta and TikTok\u2019s Israel-Hamas response"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Union (EU) has sent official requests<\/a> to Meta and TikTok for information about their response to content relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The panel\u2019s decisions carry significant weight under the recently passed Digital Services Act (DSA)<\/a>, which gives European Commissioner Thierry Breton broad authority to impose heavy fines on the tech behemoths. It follows a move last week to open an investigation into X<\/a> (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

The Commission is asking Meta for more information about what it\u2019s done to mitigate illegal content and misinformation related to the ongoing violence in the Middle East. The TikTok request specifically calls out \u201cthe spreading of terrorist and violent content and hate speech\u201d and misinformation on the platform. In addition, the Commission wants additional information from TikTok about \u201cits provisions related to the protection of minors online,\u201d and from Meta related to how it’s protecting election integrity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy pointing out the responsibility of platforms \u2014 and their CEOs \u2014 in the management (or lack of management) of illegal content distributed on their platforms, we are sending out a very explicit signal: things have changed in Europe,\u201d Commissioner Breton said in a related speech<\/a> Wednesday to Parliament. \u201cThere is a law. It must be respected.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We will not let terror and #disinformation<\/a> divide us or undermine our democracy \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n

My intervention at the European Parliament Plenary on fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the #DSA<\/a> and in times of conflict \u2935\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/iBdSrvZTiS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ddhgs4Nlzv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Both companies have until October 25 to respond to Middle East crisis questions and November 8 for the other issues. From there, the European Commission will \u201cassess next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although affluent Big Tech corporations may have calmly skirted similar requests without consequences in the recent past, the DSA gives the Commission legally binding enforcement power that can carry fines of up to six percent of a company\u2019s global turnover. That\u2019s enough to serve as an effective \u201cstick\u201d against the infringing companies. \u201cWith the DSA, we have a complete toolbox that we must make full use of to achieve our goal: to ensure that online security is guaranteed and fundamental rights are fully protected,\u201d said Breton.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-eu-is-probing-meta-and-tiktoks-israel-hamas-response-170057848.html?src=rss
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\nSource: Engadget – The EU is probing Meta and TikTok\u2019s Israel-Hamas response<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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