Lessons From Ceuta: Social Media as Weapons of Destabilization

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TikTok and Instagram videos made many people in Morocco think they were welcome – now right-wing extremes are spreading lies in the same way.

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Fairy tales from 1001 click: EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen (photo) blames tech companies like Meta and TikTok for the recent migration crisis in the Spanish exclave Ceuta. False information circulated on the platforms, which promised an open border and accommodation. Virkkunen calls for decisive action in crisis situations after a meeting with company representatives. More supervision and an expansion of cooperation with facts checkers…

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AFP reported on August 8th that Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) for technological sovereignty, security and democracy, called on Meta and TikTok to resolutely combat misinformation during times of crisis.