Brussels will be 'following up on Monday', the EU's tech chief said
The EU called on Meta and TikTok to “act decisively” to stem disinformation at times of crisis, as it held talks with both platforms on Friday following last week’s Ceuta crisis.
A wave of social media disinformation is believed to have played a large part in the deadly rush of tens of thousands of people into Spain’s north African territory, after a rumour that the Ceuta border was open spread on social media.
“Platforms must act decisively in keeping the integrity of the digital space, in particular during crisis situations,” said Henna Virkkunen, commissioner for tech sovereignty, security and democracy.
“Monitoring must increase, cooperation with fact-checkers to be strengthened,” said Virkkunen, adding the EU would be “following up on Monday”.
