Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/the-eu-wants-to-talk-to-us-tech-companies-ahead-of-germanys-upcoming-election/

The European Union will give tech and social media companies a “stress test” to see how they handle misinformation ahead of Germany’s election next month.

European Commission officials have invited tech companies, including X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn, to a meeting on January 31, according to multiple news outlets. During this meeting, European Commission officials will quiz these tech companies about how they would react to different scenarios that could interfere with the upcoming election, from AI-generated fakes to disinformation campaigns, according to Bloomberg.

This stress test will see whether tech companies are compliant with the EU’s Digital Services Act, which requires companies to have safeguards and protocol in place to combat misinformation and illegal content on their platforms.