Fake news about the attack on Israel is being spread on social media on the Internet. TikTok, in particular, wants to protect its young users from violent content.
Brussels After Meta and X, EU Commissioner Thierry Breton also wrote a letter to TikTok and pointed out dangerous content related to Hamas’ Islamist attack on Israel.
There are indications that TikTok is being used to spread illegal content and fake news related to the attacks on Israel, Breton wrote in a letter he published on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.
Precisely because the platform is widely used by children and young people, TikTok has a particular obligation to protect them from violent content.
He reminded the TikTok boss of new EU laws for large online platforms, according to which illegal content must be deleted as quickly as possible.
TikTok should also take measures so that users can, for example, distinguish between reliable sources of terrorist propaganda. He asked for a response within 24 hours. Similar letters were previously sent to X and the Meta Facebook group.
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