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The European Union (EU) on Friday found both TikTok and Meta in breach of several obligations under the Digital Services Act.
The EU’s main executive body, the European Commission (EC), has preliminarily found that both companies failed to grant researchers access to public data. According to its Friday press release, the Commission has also stated that META, the parent company of both Instagram and Facebook, has failed to provide easy mechanisms to flag illegal content and challenge content moderation decisions.
According to the Commission, burdensome and complicated procedures to flag illegal content may prove ineffective and fail to remove such content. The Commission has found that Instagram and Facebook have failed to provide substantial mechanisms to appeal decisions considering user content to be in contradiction to the platform’s rules.
The findings come after the initiation of two formal proceedings launched against Meta and TikTok. earlier this year. Both companies are being reviewed for their (non)compliance with legal obligations operating in the EU market.
At present, TikTok is being examined to determine whether it has undertaken all necessary and possible measures to avoid addiction risks for its users. Additionally, the Commission is also looking into whether the platform provides mechanisms to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content. META, in turn, is being assessed on its “obligations to assess and mitigate risks to civic discourse and electoral processes”.
Both META and TikTok have been designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” under the Digital Services Act. After the commencement of the proceedings, the Commission has addressed numerous information requests to the respective companies.
The Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force on 19 October 2022. It is the most important legal document that sets out the obligations “Very Large Online Platforms” should undertake. According to Article 66 of the DSA, the Commission may initiate proceedings in cases when these subjects are in breach of these obligations.
Accordingly, if the Commission’s preliminary findings are confirmed, the companies may be fined for up to 6% of their annual turnover.
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The EU’s main executive body, the European Commission (EC), has preliminarily found that both companies failed to grant researchers access to public data. According to its Friday press release, the Commission has also stated that META, the parent company of both Instagram and Facebook, has failed to provide easy mechanisms to flag illegal content and challenge content moderation decisions.
According to the Commission, burdensome and complicated procedures to flag illegal content may prove ineffective and fail to remove such content. The Commission has found that Instagram and Facebook have failed to provide substantial mechanisms to appeal decisions considering user content to be in contradiction to the platform’s rules.
The findings come after the initiation of two formal proceedings launched against Meta and TikTok. earlier this year. Both companies are being reviewed for their (non)compliance with legal obligations operating in the EU market.
At present, TikTok is being examined to determine whether it has undertaken all necessary and possible measures to avoid addiction risks for its users. Additionally, the Commission is also looking into whether the platform provides mechanisms to prevent minors from accessing inappropriate content. META, in turn, is being assessed on its “obligations to assess and mitigate risks to civic discourse and electoral processes”.
Both META and TikTok have been designated as “Very Large Online Platforms” under the Digital Services Act. After the commencement of the proceedings, the Commission has addressed numerous information requests to the respective companies.
The Digital Services Act (DSA) came into force on 19 October 2022. It is the most important legal document that sets out the obligations “Very Large Online Platforms” should undertake. According to Article 66 of the DSA, the Commission may initiate proceedings in cases when these subjects are in breach of these obligations.
Accordingly, if the Commission’s preliminary findings are confirmed, the companies may be fined for up to 6% of their annual turnover.
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