European Commission launches investigation against Facebook and Instagram for insufficient counteraction to disinformation russia
On Tuesday, April 30, the European Commission launched an audit of Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram for failing to counter russian disinformation
This was reported by espreso.tv
The European Commission suspects Facebook and Instagram of failing to comply with the requirements to limit the spread of false information and coordinated foreign manipulation under the EU's content moderation law, the Digital Services Act (DSA).
According to the European Commission, Facebook and Instagram may also be failing to sufficiently limit the spread of misleading advertising, disinformation campaigns, and coordinated bot farms.
According to the report, in case of violations, the company may be fined up to 6% of its annual revenue.
"The Commission has created tools to protect European citizens from targeted disinformation and manipulation by third countries. If we suspect a violation of the rules, we act", said European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.
In addition, EU countries are considering a much broader sanctions regime against russian manipulative operations around the world.
In response, Meta spokesman Ben Walters referred to previous statements about the company's work to combat russian disinformation. According to him, the company has a "well-established process for identifying and mitigating risks on the platforms".
"We look forward to continuing our work with the European Commission and providing them with further details of this work", he said.
- On April 30, it was reported that the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen did not rule out that the Chinese service for creating and watching short videos, TikTok, could be blocked in the EU.
