Facebook and Instagram face EU probes in content crackdown (www.politico.eu)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 09:01
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Meta’s handling of political ads may be a focus ahead of the EU election in June.

Facebook and Instagram will get European Union investigations into potential infringements of content-moderation rules as soon as today, four people told POLITICO.

The probes are likely to target a range of issues including Meta’s handling of ads, especially political ads, to examine suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA), said the people who were granted anonymity to discuss a confidential procedure.

POLITICO reported this month that a Russian campaign to influence the European Parliament in June is thriving on Facebook, pushing pro-Kremlin narratives with ads purchased via fake accounts.

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autotldr@lemmings.world on 30 Apr 09:05 collapse

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Facebook and Instagram will get European Union investigations into potential infringements of content-moderation rules as soon as today, four people told POLITICO.

POLITICO reported this month that a Russian campaign to influence the European Parliament in June is thriving on Facebook, pushing pro-Kremlin narratives with ads purchased via fake accounts.

But Meta has also been quizzed by regulators for months over other issues such as how it tackles illegal or harmful videos uploaded by users to its social media sites to more general concerns over disinformation and how young people use the company’s digital services.

The Commission asked Meta to respond in October about material linked to Hamas’ attack on Israel and in November sought information on election integrity.

Just last month the EU asked for information about algorithms, deepfakes, Meta’s new ad-free subscription model, its Threads app and how it limits the visibility of some accounts or posts, known as shadow banning.

The EU executive supervises how large online platforms comply with digital rules that require them to curb illegal and harmful content such as disinformation under the DSA.

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