An investigation by EU Regulators has found Tiktok and meta in breach of Union rules on illegal or harmful online content.
European Commission (EC) said The very early Friday showed the two companies did not comply with the digital services rules (DSA) that require them to give researchers enough access to public data.
The commission called meta meta and Tiktok to request access to public data “burdensome, because the researchers, including illegal or harmful content.”
The Commission also said the platforms Meta – Instagram and Facebook – both for breaching the obligation to provide EU citizens in a non-illegal way. The commission said the two platforms implemented a number of unnecessary steps before users could report content, and stripped Facebook and Instagram of using “design tricks that provide actions to take certain actions.
“Such practices can be confusing and confusing. Meta’s mechanisms for targeting and removing illegal content may not be effective,” the Commission wrote in a statement.
The EC also said that Meta platforms’ moderated appeals mechanism does not allow EU citizens to fully or provide evidence to support their appeals. “This makes it difficult for users in the EU to clearly explain why they disagree with Meta’s content decisions, limiting the effectiveness of the appeal mechanism,” the Commission wrote.
The findings are part of the investigations launched into the two companies in 2024. The EC has started Looking to Tiktok With a focus on advertising transparency, data access for researchers, content moderation, and the protection of minors, there are other concerns. Investing in Meta is launched After the Commission said that Facebook is the suspect, the rules break for the larger platform regarding the integrity of the election.
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The DSS What are the regulations that regulate online platforms and content moderation, which can solve problems due to increased risks for the well-being of consumers in the digital world. The law has resulted in additional flight on large platforms like Tiktok and Meta in areas like algorithmic transparency and systemic risk.
Penalties for confirmed violations of the DSA can be up to 6% of global annual revenue.
Meta said and Tiktok both will be able to see the investigation document, challenge discovery and commit to solve it.
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