October 24, 2025, 12:34 p.mOctober 24, 2025, 12:34 p.m
According to preliminary investigation results, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok are violating an EU digital law, according to the European Commission.
They face high fines due to a lack of data transparency if they do not present exculpatory material or make adjustmentsas the EU Commission announced.
According to the regulators, all three platforms probably do not offer researchers enough insight into their data. According to the EU Commission, publicly accessible data sets should enable scientists to investigate the effects of violent content on children. The basis for the procedures is the so-called Digital Services Act (DSA for short).
In addition, the EU Commission charges two further allegations – but these exclusively against the Instagram and Facebook platforms of the US company Meta. On the one hand, it seems as if Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s two social networks make it more difficult to report illegal content.
The Brussels authority complains that users have to go through too many steps when viewing terrorist videos, anti-Semitic texts or child abuse. These may also be presented misleadingly. According to the EU Commission, these are unnecessary hurdles that are not in line with European digital law.
It is also said that, according to the preliminary assessment, Facebook and Instagram offer a complaint procedure that is too cumbersome, through which users can object to the blocking of their accounts or the deletion of their content. (rbu/sda/awp/dpa)