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Major social media platforms like Meta and TikTok are scrambling to demonstrate their commitment to removing harmful and illegal content, following stern warnings from European Commissioner Thierry Breton.to the companies' CEOs, urging more action to curb the spread of violent, terror-related and election disinformation content. His letters referenced the platforms' responsibilities under the EU's Digital Services Act to swiftly moderate illegal material when notified.
Specific actions include prioritizing removal of content inciting violence or endangering kidnap victims, restricting problematic hashtags, temporarily removing strikes against accounts, and cooperating on memorializing deceased users per family requests.that it has mobilized significant resources and personnel in response to recent events in Israel and Palestine. This includes establishing a dedicated command center to monitor emerging threats and rapidly take action against violative content.
Breton highlighted in particular the platform's duties to protect minors from inappropriate videos and have robust age verification measures in place. "I would firstly like to remind you that you have a particular obligation to protect the millions of children and teenagers using your platforms in the EU from violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos," he wrote.
Concerns go beyond the Israel-Hamas war and the protection of minors to another pressing issue: the challenge of disinformation in the context of elections. Very important ones,by many observers to be"critical" for the future of the European Union, are currently taking place in Poland, where the ruling partyVoters will also go soon go to polls in Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Lithuania, The Netherlands and Austria, not to mention the 2024 European Parliament elections.
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