The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission has completed its initial probe into social media platform X and will soon decide to impose a fine worth millions of euros, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing three high-ranking officials from the bloc.

The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election,

The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

The EU on Friday demanded X hand over more details about its algorithms and any future changes as part of its wide-ranging probe into the platform, as Elon Musk's outbursts on European politics ramp up pressure for the bloc to act.

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., describing their cases against American companies as “a form of taxation.

The EU has sought X’s commercial APIs and Internal documentation related to content moderation and account virality.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media

The EU Commission has completed its probe into X and it looks like a fine is on its way to the tune of millions of euros.

Threads, Meta's Twitter/X clone has started introducing ads with a "small test" affecting users in the US and Japan.