Meta repeatedly snubs EU body over Facebook and Instagram user bans
An independent EU dispute body reports that Meta consistently fails to respond to appeals regarding account bans on Facebook and Instagram. Despite EU regulations requiring good-faith engagement, Meta provided evidence in fewer than 100 of the 4,600 cases reviewed.
Why it matters
This highlights the lack of accountability for major social media platforms and the difficulty users face when challenging automated moderation decisions.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images An independent body which hears disputes from social media users in the EU says Meta virtually never replies when it raises cases of people who say they have been wrongly banned from their accounts.
The framing focuses on corporate negligence and the negative impact on individual users, which is a common critique of Big Tech.
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