BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU said Tuesday Meta and TikTok had agreed to voluntary steps to boost fact-checking of harmful disinformation linked to the Ceuta migrant rush — but did not rule out compelling the tech giants to do more. Experts say social media disinformation helped drive the deadly rush of 72,000 migrants from Morocco into Spain’s north African territory late last month — with for instance a rumor that “the Ceuta border is open” spreading like wildfire online.

L'Europa chiede ai colossi tech di cancellare i post che incitano a nuovi sbarchi a Ceuta. Ma quanto si può fidarsi di loro?

The purpose is to prevent criminal networks from enticing potential migrants to attempt to cross with false information, which has led to tragic deaths, EU tech chief Henna…