Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check Spain border content

Social networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain ​following the massive rush to enter the Spanish ‌enclave of Ceuta from Morocco late last month, European Union tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.

The purpose is to prevent criminal ​networks from enticing potential migrants to attempt ​to cross with false information, which has led ⁠to tragic deaths, she said in a post ​on X late on Monday.

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  Meta and TikTok agreed with ​the EU to set up an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers" as part of crisis protocols, according to the ​post.
  
  


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  The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are ​discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post ‌said.
  
  


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  Virkkunen ⁠also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.
  
  


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  More than 70,000 would-be migrants ​flooded into ​Ceuta in ⁠a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.
  
  


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  Would-be migrants were encouraged ​by a handful of viral videos, including some ​posted ⁠by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures.
  
  


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  Ceuta and Melilla have the EU's ⁠only ​land borders with Africa and both ​cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to ​reach Europe.
  
  

-Reuters 

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  Meta and TikTok agreed with ​the EU to set up an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers" as part of crisis protocols, according to the ​post.
  
  


• 
  
  The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are ​discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post ‌said.
  
  


• 
  
  Virkkunen ⁠also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.
  
  


• 
  
  More than 70,000 would-be migrants ​flooded into ​Ceuta in ⁠a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.
  
  


• 
  
  Would-be migrants were encouraged ​by a handful of viral videos, including some ​posted ⁠by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures.
  
  


• 
  
  Ceuta and Melilla have the EU's ⁠only ​land borders with Africa and both ​cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to ​reach Europe.
  
  

• 
  
  Meta and TikTok agreed with ​the EU to set up an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers" as part of crisis protocols, according to the ​post.
  
  


• 
  
  The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are ​discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post ‌said.
  
  


• 
  
  Virkkunen ⁠also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.
  
  


• 
  
  More than 70,000 would-be migrants ​flooded into ​Ceuta in ⁠a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.
  
  


• 
  
  Would-be migrants were encouraged ​by a handful of viral videos, including some ​posted ⁠by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures.
  
  


• 
  
  Ceuta and Melilla have the EU's ⁠only ​land borders with Africa and both ​cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to ​reach Europe.
  
  

• 
  
  Meta and TikTok agreed with ​the EU to set up an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers" as part of crisis protocols, according to the ​post.
  
  


• 
  
  The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are ​discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post ‌said.
  
  


• 
  
  Virkkunen ⁠also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.
  
  


• 
  
  More than 70,000 would-be migrants ​flooded into ​Ceuta in ⁠a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.
  
  


• 
  
  Would-be migrants were encouraged ​by a handful of viral videos, including some ​posted ⁠by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures.
  
  


• 
  
  Ceuta and Melilla have the EU's ⁠only ​land borders with Africa and both ​cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to ​reach Europe.
  
  

• 
  
  Meta and TikTok agreed with ​the EU to set up an "ad-hoc escalation and cooperation mechanism with fact-checkers" as part of crisis protocols, according to the ​post.
  
  


• 
  
  The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are ​discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post ‌said.
  
  


• 
  
  Virkkunen ⁠also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.
  
  


• 
  
  More than 70,000 would-be migrants ​flooded into ​Ceuta in ⁠a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.
  
  


• 
  
  Would-be migrants were encouraged ​by a handful of viral videos, including some ​posted ⁠by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures.
  
  


• 
  
  Ceuta and Melilla have the EU's ⁠only ​land borders with Africa and both ​cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to ​reach Europe.