The European Commission is turning up the heat on major platforms with formal requests under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Focused on child safety, the latest request has been sent to TikTok and YouTube.
According to a press release, “The commission is requesting the companies to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations related to protection of minors under the DSA, including the obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect minors online, in particular with regard to the risks to mental health and physical health, and on the use of their services by minors,” and the EU has given them until November 30th to respond with data.
Meta and X also received their share of scrutiny.
Meta faced questions about terrorism content, hate speech and disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war.
For X, the European Commission has fired a public warning at Elon Musk for failing to tackle illegal content circulating on the platform and also raised concerns about the spread of disinformation related to the terrorist attacks and their aftermath.
