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EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls

Brussels to act later this week against Facebook and Instagram owner over policies on deceptive advertising and political content, reports sayThe EU is set to launch formal proceedings against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it is not doing enough to counter Russian disinformation before the EU elections in June, according to reports.It is also expected to express concerns about the lack of effective monitoring of electi…

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EU to probe Meta over handling of Russian disinformation, FT reports

Brussels is set to open a probe into Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram as soon as Monday over concerns the company is failing to do enough to counter disinformation from Russia and other countries, the Financial Times reported.

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EU Probes Facebook, Instagram Over Disinformation Concerns

The EU on Tuesday launched an investigation into Meta's Facebook and Instagram over concerns the platforms are failing to counter disinformation ahead of EU elections in June. The probe is under the EU's new Digital Services Act, a landmark law that cracks down on illegal content online and forces the world's biggest tech companies to do more to protect users online. The European Commission said it suspected Meta's moderation of adverts was "ins…

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Facebook and Instagram face European Union scrutiny over possible breaches of digital rulebook - Seymour Tribune

LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that it’s scrutinizing Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections. The EU’s Executive Commission said it’s opening formal proceedings into whether parent company Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services Act, a sweepting set of regulations designed to …