Social networks Meta META.O 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Commission and pan-European police force Europol are discussing the situation with the two companies every day, the post said.<\/p>\n
Virkkunen also spoke with Oscar Lopez, the Spanish minister for digital economy, on how to prevent border crossing and the loss of lives.<\/p>\n
More than 70,000 would-be migrants flooded into Ceuta in a mass rush on July 30 that left nearly 100 dead.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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