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European Union: European Commission issued request for information to Meta under the Digital Services Act following CrowdTangle discontinuation

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European Commission issued request for information to Meta under the Digital Services Act following CrowdTangle discontinuation

On 16 August 2024, the European Commission sent a formal request for information (RFI) to Meta under the Digital Services Act (DSA) following the discontinuation of Meta's CrowdTangle tool on 14 August 2024. The Commission is seeking detailed inform…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-10-19
under deliberation

On 19 October 2023, the European Commission sent a request for information to Meta regarding risk a…

2024-04-30
under deliberation

On 30 April 2024, the European Commission initiated formal proceedings to investigate whether Meta,…

2024-08-16
under deliberation

On 16 August 2024, the European Commission sent a formal request for information (RFI) to Meta unde…

2025-10-24
under investigation

On 24 October 2025, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta, covering both Facebook and In…