Facebook and Instagram face EU probes in content crackdown

Meta’s handling of political ads may be a focus ahead of the EU election in June.

Facebook and Instagram will get European Union investigations into potential infringements of content-moderation rules as soon as today, four people told POLITICO.

The probes are likely to target a range of issues including Meta’s handling of ads, especially political ads, to examine suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA), said the people who were granted anonymity to discuss a confidential procedure.

POLITICO reported this month that a Russian campaign to influence the European Parliament in June is thriving on Facebook, pushing pro-Kremlin narratives with ads purchased via fake accounts.