BRUSSELS — The EU announced probes Thursday (Oct 19) into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on their measures to stop the spread of “illegal content and disinformation” after the Hamas attack on Israel.
The European Commission said it had sent formal requests for information to Meta and TikTok respectively in what is a first procedure launched under the EU’s new law on digital content.
In a separate statement, it said it wanted to know more about TikTok’s efforts against “the spreading of terrorist and violent content and hate speech”. The commission said it also sought more details about how TikTok was complying with rules on protecting minors online. The issue has gained further urgency after Hamas’ assault on October 7 on Israel and the aftermath, which sparked a wave of violent images that flooded the platforms.
The EU’s top tech enforcer, Mr Thierry Breton, sent warning letters to tech CEOs including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew and Sundar Pichai of YouTube owner Alphabet.Mr Breton, EU internal market commissioner, told the executives to crack down on illegal content following Hamas’ attack.
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