EU Commissioner Thierry Breton is asking Alphabet to be 'very vigilant' when it comes to Israel-Hamas-related content posted on YouTube.
to online platforms, reminding them of their duty to address disinformation going around regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Now Breton has written a letter addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, reminding him of the company's"precise obligations regarding content moderation under the EU Digital Services Act." Specifically, Breton is asking Alphabet to be"very vigilant" when it comes to Israel-Hamas-related content posted on YouTube.
The European Commission has been seeing a"surge of illegal content and disinformation" being disseminated via certain platforms, he said, telling Pichai that Alphabet has an obligation to protect children and teens from"violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos." Breton also warned Pichai that if Alphabet receives notices of illegal content from the EU, it must respond in a timely manner.
In addition to asking YouTube to keep a close eye on Israel-Hamas disinformation, Breton also tackled the issue of election-related disinformation in his letter. He is asking the service to notify his team of the measures it has taken to mitigate deepfakes"in light of upcoming elections in Poland, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Croatia, Romania and Austria, and the European Parliament elections.
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