Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc., Twitter Inc. and other social-media platforms have agreed to abide by tougher European Union standards for policing online postings, offering a preview of the type of rules big tech companies will face under a coming digital-content law. The EU's code of practice on disinformation, unveiled on Thursday, replaces an earlier, voluntary set of guidelines for addressing online content that officials view as deliberately false or misleading. Platforms will also be expected to provide users with more tools for identifying such content online. The law, which could take effect for the largest online platforms as early as next year, sets out new rules for removing illegal content. It will also require the largest social-media platforms to conduct risk assessments on content that regulators view as potentially harmful.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 18, 2022 12:51 UTC