EU to test Facebook, X and others

EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election
The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,
EU: X, Facebook, YouTube Toughen Up Over Hate Speech
The EU's Digital Single Market Act encourages technology companies to do more to address unlawful and harmful content on their
EU to test Meta, X on disinformation before German election
The European Commission has asked social media giants including Meta, X and TikTok to take a “stress test” ahead of the German election to determine whether they’re doing enough to counter disinformation.
Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU tech rules, the European Commission said on Monday.
The EU wants to talk to US tech companies ahead of Germany’s upcoming election
The European Union will give tech and social media companies a “stress test” to see how they handle misinformation ahead of Germany’s election next month. European Commission officials have invited tech companies,
Social media 'stress test' ahead of German elections
The European Commission is organizing a stress test for large social media platforms ahead of the upcoming German parliamentary elections, a commission spokesman said on Friday. Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn,
Meta, TikTok and X to join EU stress test for German election
The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,
X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube sign EU pledge to tackle hate speech
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, X, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.com, Rakuten Viber, and Microsoft ...
Zuckerberg asks Trump to intervene over EU fines on US tech firms
President-elect Trump should push back on efforts in Europe and other countries to crack down on the US tech industry, ...
Trump slams EU fines on major tech firms as a ‘form of taxation’
President Trump criticized the European Union (EU) on Wednesday for levying hefty fines against the world’s biggest tech firms, calling it a “form of taxation” against American companies.
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EU strengthens hate speech rules on Facebook, YouTube, X
The European Union (EU) has updated its code of conduct on online hate speech, requiring social media platforms like Meta’s ...
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In a first, EU Court fines EU for breaching own data protection law
The individual had used the "Sign in with Facebook" option on the EU login webpage to register for a conference. The court, which hears actions taken against EU institutions, found that this ...
Facebook, X, YouTube agree to do more to tackle online hate speech, EU says
Other signatories to the voluntary code set up in May 2016 are Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft ...
X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube Sign EU Pledge to Combat Hate Speech
The world’s biggest social media firms, Meta, Google, TikTok, and X, have committed to stepping up efforts to block illegal hate speech on the internet under a new voluntary agreement with the ...
Meta's new pay-or-consent policy still breaches EU law, consumer advocates claim
The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users ...