Meta and X 'giving two fingers to EU': Irish MEPs vow to hold social media giants to account

Earlier this week, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said content moderation policies would change in the US, getting rid of factcheckers and replacing them with a community notes feature, similar to the Elon Musk-owned platform, X.

Irish MEPs have hit out at social media giants Meta and X, saying authorities at home and in Europe would hold them to account and protect countries from foreign interference in elections and illegal content on platforms.

Earlier this week, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said content moderation policies would change in the US, getting rid of factcheckers and replacing them with a community notes feature, similar to the Elon Musk-owned platform, X.