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Thierry Breton, one of the European Union\u2019s top brass, has issued a sharp-tongued warning to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over pro-Hamas content appearing on his platforms.<\/p>\n
Mr Breton, who commands the role of European Commissioner to the Internal Market, wrote a letter to Mr Zuckerberg urging him \u201cto be very vigilant\u201d in taking down terrorist content and hate speech as violence continues to grip Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n
Mr Breton claimed that the Commission had witnessed a \u201csurge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU\u201d, which may mean social media platforms are violating the recently adopted Digital Services Act (DSA).<\/p>\n
The DSA was instituted in August 2023, forcing Google, Meta, Amazon and other Silicon Valley tech giants to take responsibility for content being uploaded that\u2019s illegal in the EU.<\/p>\n
Failure to remove offending content, under the new rules, may see the big tech firms fined upwards of six percent of their annual revenue.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> Hamas films brutal murder of grandma and post it to Facebook for family to see<\/strong><\/p>\n The 68-year-old Parisian wrote: \u201cI urgently invite you to ensure that your systems are effective.<\/p>\n \u201cNeedless to say, I also expect you to be in contact with the relevant law enforcement authorities and Europol, and ensure that you respond promptly to any requests.\u201d<\/p>\n After making several other unrelated requests, including regarding \u201cdeepfakes\u201d, he added: \u201cI urge you to ensure a prompt, accurate and complete response to these requests (within the next 24 hours for the former)\u201d.<\/p>\n Mr Breton\u2019s engagement with Mr Zuckerberg is not the first time he\u2019s made contact with billionaire tech bosses.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the former French Finance Minister wrote to Elon Musk to inform him that X, formerly known as Twitter, had similarly illegal content being shared on it.<\/p>\n Breton claimed that some of the content in question was flagged to X staff by \u201crelevant authorities\u201d however remained on the site.<\/p>\n Mr Musk, taking to X on Wednesday, came back to Mr Breton, asking him to point to the violating content publicly on the platform, stating that his company takes \u201cactions in the open\u201d.<\/p>\n Hitting back, the former Harvard professor said: \u201cYou are well aware of your users\u2019 \u2014 and authorities\u2019 \u2014 reports on fake content and glorification of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tesla and SpaceX boss said to another X user: \u201cI still don\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about!\u201d<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram, Mr Zuckerberg branded Hamas\u2019 attacks \u201cpure evil\u201d and added: \u201cThe widespread suffering that has resulted is devastating. My focus remains on the safety of our employees and their families in Israel and the region.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/5007121.jpg?r=1697050388730\")
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