Dutch Regulator Pressures X, Facebook, TikTok to Enforce EU Censorship Rules Ahead of October Election

By Cindy Harper

 

Dutch authorities are once again leaning on tech companies to act as speech enforcers in the run-up to national elections. The country’s competition regulator, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), has summoned a dozen major digital platforms, including X, Facebook, and TikTok, to a meeting on September 15.

The goal is to pressure these companies into clamping down on whatever officials define as “disinformation” or “illegal hate content” before voters cast their ballots on October 29.

EU regulators and civil society groups will be present at the session, reinforcing a growing trend where unelected bureaucrats, activist organizations, and corporate gatekeepers coordinate to shape public conversation online…

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