Are Meta and TikTok hiding the truth about the conflict in Israel? EU demands clarification.

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Companies must show all their cards in order to continue operating in the European Union.

The European Commission asked Meta and TikTok to provide information on the measures taken by the platforms to combat disinformation about the situation in Israel.

The letter from the European Commission refers to the obligations of platforms under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which regulates the actions of tech giants and came into force in November. According to the DSA, companies can be fined up to 6% of global annual revenue if they fail to comply with the requirements. In extreme cases, the commission may ban platforms from operating in the EU.

The Commission said that the European Union wants to check the actions of companies for compliance with the DSA. The Commission asks Meta to provide information on measures taken to assess risks and proposals to curb the spread of misinformation on the platform, as required by the DSA.

In a letter to TikTok, the European Commission demanded information on measures against the spread of illegal content, especially "terrorist and violent content, hatred and disinformation." Both companies have until October 25 to respond to requests from the European Commission.

Note that on its website, Meta reported that in 3 days after the conflict began, the company deleted or tagged 795,000 pieces of content. The platform also announced that it has set up a "special operations center" with native Hebrew and Arabic speakers to respond quickly to the situation. The tech giant also said that it has changed the default comment settings and enabled a restriction on comments from users from the region.

The TikTok platform also said it has launched a command center. The social network has developed "real-time proactive automated detection systems" and added more content moderators who speak Arabic and Hebrew.

The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund said that the commission's actions show a serious intention to comply with the DSA. The European Commission is a politically independent executive body of the EU. According to the expert, the world should no longer take the word of platforms that they are doing everything possible to stop the spread of malicious content – the EU requires proof.
 
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