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Meta and Tiktok added to EU probe on violent content

Meta and TikTok have until October 25 to respond about how they’re tackling disinformation and ‘terrorist content’ in Hamas-Israel conflict

Meta, TikTok and X could face fines if they fail to respond to the commission. Picture: Getty

TikTok and Meta were added to the European Union’s list of tech firms being quizzed about how they are mitigating risks of possible illegal content spreading on their social media platforms amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The European Commission on Thursday said it sent formal requests for information to the two companies, further escalating EU attempts to rein in harmful content on social media a week after it asked Elon Musk’s X for similar answers.

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