[VERGE] YouTube is the latest large platform to face EU scrutiny regarding the war in Israel
[VERGE] YouTube is the latest large platform to face EU scrutiny regarding the war in Israel
The EU has also sent letters to Meta, X, and TikTok.
[ sourced from The Verge ]
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European Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai reminding him of the company’s obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) as a large online platform to keep illegal content and disinformation from being shared on YouTube surrounding Israel’s war with Hamas.
“Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we are seeing a surge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU via certain platforms,” Breton wrote.
Our teams are working around the clock to monitor for harmful footage and remain vigilant to take action quickly if needed on all types of content, including Shorts and livestreams.”
Breton asked that YouTube proactively report relevant information to the EU, but noted that his team will be sending requests on “a number of issues to establish DSA compliance.”
Meta published a long blog post on Friday detailing its efforts to crack down on violent content, including establishing an operations center that includes fluent Hebrew and Arabic speakers to “to closely monitor and respond to this rapidly evolving situation in real time.”
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has replied to Breton, spelling out her company’s efforts, but the EU still opened a formal investigation into X’s handling of content about the war.
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