The European Union has set a 24-hour deadline for Meta to address a wave of disinformation on the platform since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday.
In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that was later shared social mediaThe head of EU domestic markets reminded Meta of its requirement to review content in accordance with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).
Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal market commissioner, told Zuckerberg that his platform must demonstrate that it has taken “timely, diligent and objective action” to limit the spread of misinformation.
There was no immediate response from a European Commission representative. of wealth Comments were requested on the type of content Breton was referring to or which of Meta’s platforms (Facebook, Instagram and Threads) had violations.
Brayton urged Zuckerberg to contact law enforcement and Europol to address illegal content and demand a “quick, accurate and complete response” to demonstrate his company’s compliance with the DSA.
Brayton warned that failure to comply could result in fines. Penalties for violating DSA Up to 6% of the company’s global annual turnover, Mehta’s case The total will be close to $2 billion.
A representative from Meta told wealth: “After Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel on Saturday, we quickly established a special operations center staffed by experts, including those fluent in Hebrew and Arabic, to closely monitor and respond to this attack. Rapidly developing situation.
“Our teams are working around the clock to keep our platform safe, taking action on content that violates our policies or local laws, and coordinating with third-party fact-checkers in the region to limit the spread of misinformation. As the conflict continues Expand and we will continue this work.”
Disinformation on social media platforms has surged since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, killing 1,200 people so far. BBC report. Israel has since retaliated, mainly through air strikes in Gaza, killing 1,100 people.
Fake videos and doctored images
During the conflict, social media platforms were flooded with fake videos and doctored images, and illegal and harmful content appeared with limited safeguards.
On Tuesday, Elon Musk and his Platform Similar warning Brittany’s information was removed due to false information being spread on his site.
This includes “repurposing old images of unrelated armed conflicts or military footage that actually originates from video games.”
Musk responded: “Our policy is that everything is open source and transparent, and I know the EU supports this approach. Please list the violations you mentioned on X so that the public can see it. Thanks, beautiful.”
Aletha’s research nbc news report Shows 67 accounts are spreading coordinated disinformation and receiving millions of views. Most of them contain clips of speeches by Russian government officials, overlaid with fake subtitles.
Thursday morning, Brittany explain The European Commission has received a response from Musk’s company, which will be analyzed by the DSA enforcement team.
The European Commissioner also called on Zuckerberg to do more to address election disinformation on Meta after learning of “a large amount of deep fake and manipulated content” on the platform.
As unregulated content becomes increasingly common on social media platforms, the DSA was passed into law to protect Europeans from big tech companies.
The phenomenon is arguably most widespread at X, which is facing its first full-blown crisis since Linda Yaccarino succeeded Musk as CEO of the group.
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