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EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election
BRUSSELS : 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, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google, Snap
FAST BRUSSELS : 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, an EU spokesperson said on Friday. Microsoft, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google, Snap, Facebook-owner Meta and X have been asked to take part in the Jan. 31 "stress test" to check they have enough safeguards in place to mitigate risks on their platforms, as required by the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA). Representatives for Meta, Snap, Google-owner Alphabet, X, Microsoft and LinkedIn did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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