Legitimately. As an american, at the very least I get to ride EU citizen coattails by using a VPN, even though that doesn't do much for the issue of american disinformation at large. Keep it up EU!
The probe into the California-based parent company of Facebook and Instagram will focus on how some of Meta’s policies related to political and election content may be in violation of the EU’s Digital Services Act, a wide-ranging set of tech regulations that went into effect in February.
Part of the inquiry will focus on Meta’s “deceptive advertisements and disinformation,” which could pose risks to consumers and civic discourse, the commission said in the announcement.
The commission will look into whether that policy is compliant with the Digital Service Act’s requirements for transparency, and to mitigate risks to civic discourse and electoral processes.
The EU’s inquiry also targets Meta’s decision to shut down the CrowdTangle tool, which allowed researchers and journalists to track potential misinformation on the social media giant’s platforms.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underscored the need for the inquiry ahead of the elections coming up across Europe.
Big digital platforms must live up to their obligations to put enough resources into this and today’s decision shows that we are serious about compliance,” Leyen said.
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