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EU criticizes TikTok and Facebook's role in Ceuta crisis

EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen calls for measures against misinformation on TikTok and Facebook that contributed to the Ceuta crisis.

EU criticizes TikTok and Facebook's role in Ceuta crisis
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Henna Virkkunen, EU Commissioner, has criticized the role of TikTok and Facebook in the recent Ceuta crisis. She stated that misinformation on these social networks facilitated a mass crossing into Ceuta.

The EU is targeting these platforms and demanding that they take appropriate measures to stop the spread of such false information to prevent similar situations from occurring again.