Meta, TikTok agree to fact check content on Spain border crossings after deadly incident
The companies will work with the European Commission and fact-checkers to curb viral false claims that helped drive more than 70,000 crossings.
- On Monday, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen announced Meta and TikTok activated a crisis protocol establishing an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers."
- The agreement follows a mass rush of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead, after criminal networks spread false information claiming asylum would be granted to anyone entering.
- "We continue to be vigilant in our work with our agencies and the platforms to stifle criminal networks selling false premises at the cost of lives," Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari said on Tuesday.
- Platforms receive better information from fact-checkers regarding harmful disinformation, allowing them to take action; TikTok also activated a task force to monitor regional trends and mitigate emerging threats in real time.
- Activated under the Digital Services Act's code of conduct, this voluntary mechanism allows the European Commission to nudge platforms to moderate content even outside the EU, aiming to prevent future migration-related crises.
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The EU said on Tuesday that Meta and TikTok had agreed to take voluntary measures to better scrutinize harmful disinformation linked to the migrant influx in Ceuta, but did not rule out forcing the tech giants to do more in this area.
Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check border content after Ceuta tragedy
Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content about Spain’s border crossings, a voluntary commitment brokered by Brussels after a catastrophe that showed how quickly a viral video can turn into a matter of life and death. The accord follows the events of 30 July, when more than 70,000 migrants surged towards Ceuta, the Spanish […] This story continues at The Next Web
Skadelig desinformasjon bidro til migrantkrisen i Ceuta i Nord-Africa i juli. Nå har EU fått Meta og Tiktok til å gå med på more stringent faktasjekker på området.
EU secures voluntary fact-checking pact with Meta and Tiktok after Ceuta crisis
After social media disinformation helped drive 72,000 migrants in a deadly rush from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta enclave, the EU has coordinated an emergency mechanism with these tech giants to curb false rumors, but warned it could compel stricter action if needed.
Commissioner Henna Virkkunen gave online networks a share in the escalation in Ceuta. But now she sees the services in crisis management on a better path.
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