United States of America: OAG inquiry into Meta for alleged failure to combat misinformation online relating to Covid-19 vaccine

Progress

Current status
concluded
31 Oct 2024 concluded

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

31 Oct 2024
concluded

Issued OAG findings following inquiry into Meta for alleged failure to combat misinformation online relating to Covid-19 vaccine

On 31 October 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Columbia (OAG) announced the closure of the inquiry into Meta for alleged failure to combat misinformation online relating to the COVID-19 vaccine. The inquiry applied to Meta's practices con…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body