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EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring
EU probes Facebook/Instagram owner for possible Digital Services Act violations.
The European Commission today accused Meta of violating rules related to deceptive advertising, political content, and election monitoring. "The Commission suspects that Meta does not comply with DSA obligations related to addressing the dissemination of deceptive advertisements, disinformation campaigns, and coordinated inauthentic behavior in the EU," the EC said. Advertisement "Meta is in the process of deprecating 'CrowdTangle,' a public insights tool that enables real-time election monitoring by researchers, journalists and civil society, including through live visual dashboards, without an adequate replacement," the press release said.
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