09/25/2024 | Press release | Archived content
25.9.2024
Question for written answer E-001816/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Tom Vandendriessche (PfE)
On 2 April 2024, I asked the Commission a question regarding the use of shadow banning on social media. Drawing on its oversight powers, on 30 April 2024, the Commission initiated formal proceedings against Meta, inter alia with regard to shadow banning practices and its 'political content policy', whereby political content is given a less prominent place in recommendation systems.
This gives rise to the following questions:
Submitted: 25.9.2024