Meta, TikTok agree to fact check content on Spain border crossings after deadly incident
The companies will work with the European Commission and fact-checkers to curb viral false claims that helped drive more than 70,000 crossings.
- On Monday, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen announced Meta and TikTok activated a crisis protocol establishing an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers."
- The agreement follows a mass rush of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead, after criminal networks spread false information claiming asylum would be granted to anyone entering.
- "We continue to be vigilant in our work with our agencies and the platforms to stifle criminal networks selling false premises at the cost of lives," Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari said on Tuesday.
- Platforms receive better information from fact-checkers regarding harmful disinformation, allowing them to take action; TikTok also activated a task force to monitor regional trends and mitigate emerging threats in real time.
- Activated under the Digital Services Act's code of conduct, this voluntary mechanism allows the European Commission to nudge platforms to moderate content even outside the EU, aiming to prevent future migration-related crises.
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The European Union has had talks with the US company Meta -owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp- and with the Chinese BiteDance -owner of Tik-Tok- with the aim to moderate content related to Ceuta and a possible new border jump. Continue reading...
Following the events in Ceuta, the EU is stepping up pressure on online platforms. TikTok and Meta are committed to closer cooperation.
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