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The European Union is investigating Meta’s election policies
The EU has officially opened a significant investigation into Meta for election disinformation. While the European Commission’s statement doesn’t explicitly mention Russia, Meta told Engadget the EU probe targets the country’s Doppelganger campaign.
While the European Commission’s statement doesn’t explicitly mention Russia, Meta confirmed to Engadget the EU probe targets the country’s Doppelganger campaign, an online disinformation operation pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda. The Facebook and Instagram owner says it remains on high alerts to monitor the network while claiming Doppelganger has struggled to successfully build organic audiences for the pro-Putin fake news. The EC probe will cover “Meta’s policies and practices relating to deceptive advertising and political content on its services.” It also addresses “the non-availability of an effective third-party real-time civic discourse and election-monitoring tool ahead of the elections to the European Parliament.”
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