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Do Meta's announcements run counter to the European regulation on digital services?
euronews (in English)
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10/01/2025
Meta's new rules on content moderation in the United States will not apply in the EU.
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The EU has been closely following the decisions taken by the big tech in recent weeks.
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Ex-CEO Elon Musk's claims are already causing a stir in Europe.
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Content moderation changes announced by Meta in the US also raise questions among the EU.
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Mark Zuckerberg has announced the replacement of fact-checking with community notes on its
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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram platforms in the name of freedom of expression.
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But do these changes infringe EU regulations?
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Meta might have to first provide a risk assessment analysis to the European Commission.
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We don't say which content moderation policies very large online platforms have to put in
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place.
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It's their responsibility.
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If they want to rely fully on community notes, it is a possibility.
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Now this possibility, whatever model a platform chooses, needs to be effective.
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And this is what we are looking at.
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If a platform violates the Digital Services Act, formal proceedings are initiated.
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If the decision is found to be non-compliant and the platform doesn't commit to settle
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the case, fines can reach up to 6% of the company's global annual turnover.
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This procedure is criticized for its slowness.
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However, the EU has other cards in hand.
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There are other instruments that might come into play in extreme cases, I emphasize extreme.
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Consider for example the measures that were taken to block Russia Today and Sputnik at
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the time of the sanctions on Russia at the time of Russia's barbaric invasion of Ukraine.
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That was done as part of a sanctions regime implemented through the Council, acting in
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its foreign policy configuration, and that can happen almost overnight.
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The very large digital platforms, the European Commission and the German regulator will also
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meet around the table on the 24th of January to discuss the European regulations before
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the early elections in Germany in February.
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