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EU opens disinformation probes into Meta, TikTok

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Agence France-Presse

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union (EU) announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken to stop the spread of &quot;illegal content and disinformation&quot; around the Hamas-Israel conflict.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/23/23/big-tech-to-face-full-force-of-new-eu-law">Big tech to face full force of new EU law</a></li></ul>The commission said it had sent formal requests for information to Meta and TikTok respectively in what is a first procedure launched under the EU&#x27;s new law on digital content, after a similar probe launched into X, formerly known as Twitter, last week.Last week, X stripped headlines from news articles shared by users, with links now appearing only as pictures, a move that experts say could further reduce traffic to news sites.Musk himself courted harsh criticism when he encouraged his nearly 160 million followers on X to follow two &quot;good&quot; accounts for updates on the war. Both accounts are known purveyors of misinformation.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/10/10/23/tech-firms-struggle-as-israel-gaza-falsehoods-explode">Tech firms struggle as Israel-Gaza falsehoods explode</a></li></ul>raz/lth<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

The European Union (EU) announced probes into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok over 'disinformation' around the Hamas-Israel conflict.