[1/2]‘X’ emblem is seen on the highest of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, previously referred to as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photograph Purchase Licensing Rights
LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The European Fee stated on Thursday that it had not launched formal investigations into efforts by Meta (META.O), TikTok and X to take away dangerous content material from their platforms, confirming it had up to now despatched them requests for info.
“There isn’t any new growth. The Fee despatched formal requests for info to X, Meta and TikTok. These are to not be confused with a possible launch of proceedings,” a Fee spokesperson informed Reuters in an electronic mail.
Earlier, EU trade chief Thierry Breton stated in an interview with French radio station France Inter that he had launched investigations into three tech platforms, together with X.
A TikTok spokesperson confirmed on Thursday that it obtained the request for info (RFI) final week and stated that the corporate absolutely intends to reply.
The tech giants have confronted mounting scrutiny in latest weeks, with a surge in dangerous content material and disinformation within the wake of the Hamas assault on Israel.
Beneath the European Union’s sweeping Digital Providers Act, very giant tech platforms and engines like google should do extra to deal with unlawful content material and dangers to public safety, and to guard their companies towards manipulative strategies.
Reporting by Martin Coulter and Supantha Mukherjee; Modifying by Jason Neely and Alexander Smith
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