The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation

The EU Commission has completed its probe into X and it looks like a fine is on its way to the tune of millions of euros.

The European Commission is testing social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok to ensure they can counter disinformation before the German election. This 'stress test' on January 31 evaluates their compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act's safeguards.

DAVOS (Reuters) - Social media owners should be held responsible for "poisoning society" and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

Social media accounts held in the EU should be linked to EUDI Wallets to prevent anonymity, Sánchez told an audience at the World Economic Forum.

The European Parliament on Thursday said it is "deeply concerned" that relaxed fact-checking rules in social networks could benefit Russia. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg recently announced changes to the moderation of online content.

DAVOS, Switzerland — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday that tech billionaires want to use social media “to overthrow democracy” — adding he’ll push EU leaders to take action.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the EU should put an end to anonymity of users in social media platforms and hold their CEOs personally accountable if they fail to comply with the bloc’s regulations.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for tighter European Union regulation on social media platforms during a speech at Davos on Wednesday.

While attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the prime minister on Wednesday laid out his vision for how the EU might "make social media great again.” Here is what you need to ...

The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,