By Foo Yun Chee and Charlotte Van Campenhout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Meta Platforms was informed by EU tech regulators on Friday to offer extra particulars on measures taken to deal with little one sexual abuse materials on its picture and video sharing app Instagram by Dec. 22 or threat a proper investigation beneath new EU on-line content material guidelines.
The European Fee in October despatched a primary request for info on measures taken to counter the unfold of terrorist and violent content material, and a second final month on measures to guard minors.
“Data can also be requested about Instagram’s recommender system and amplification of doubtless dangerous content material,” the European Fee mentioned in an announcement on its newest question.
The request for info was achieved beneath the EU’s Digital Companies Act (DSA), new tech guidelines requiring Massive Tech to do extra to police unlawful and dangerous content material on their platforms.
Failure to adjust to such requests can result in a proper probe and even fines.
Chinese language conglomerate ByteDance’s TikTok and Elon Musk’s X have additionally acquired related requests for info.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee in Brussels and Charlotte Van Campenhout in Amsterdam; Modifying by Kirsten Donovan)
