According to the Chief of Global Affairs, Meta is ready to raise its concerns about their concerns about their unjust European Union regulations to US President Donald Trump. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Joel Kaplan said that if he believes that EU policies are discriminating against US technology firms, the company would not “hesitate” to ask for intervention.
Meta challenges EU surveillance
“When they are treated differently and handled in a discriminatory manner, this company’s home government should be emphasized, Kap Kaplan said, during a panel discussion Bloomberg. “When we want to work within the boundaries of the laws of Europe – and we will always do – we will point out when we think we are treated unfair.”
In recent years, the EU has intensified its efforts to restore large technology, protect digital rights and implement more strict data privacy laws. Meta, which depends on collecting data for business model targeted advertising, has repeatedly conflicted with these regulations.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and META with its subjects, the region’s GDPR, Digital Markets Law and Digital Services Law. This includes a total record 1.2 billion € penalty in 2023 To use user data transfers between Europe and the United States.
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Technology pushes giants back
He’s not alone in commodity. In September 2024, Spotify, SAP, Ericsson, Klarna and larger companies from Meta signed an open letter to call European regulators to address the demands of “inconsistent regulatory decisions” and unpredictable compliance demands.
President Trump had previously criticized the EU for a regulatory attitude towards Apple, Google, Meta and other US technology companies. From World Economic Forum in January“They are American companies and they should not do it” and “This is a way of taxation”.
During his speech at the Munich Conference, Vice President JD Vance targeted the governance of European social media activities and called it “rejecting voters’ concerns, closing the media” and “the most precise way to destroy democracy”. He underestimated too Europe’s use of “excessive regulation” Last week at the Paris AI summit.
Meta’s changing approach
Kaplan, a republican strategist who changed Nick Clegg to Meta’s policy after Trump’s start of his duty, framing his social media arrangement as a direct challenge to free speaking.
According to Bloomberg, Kaplan said, “We don’t want wrong information,” he said. “People have different perspectives on what’s wrong information and what’s not.”
Last month Meta announced that it was stopped. Third Party Real Control Program Instead of the “community notes” system, it allows users on their platforms to add context to the publications they believe to be misleading. He said he would carry content control teams from California to Texas.
Regulatory stance on artificial intelligence
Beyond social media and data confidentiality, Meta clashed with the EU about AI regulations.
He delayed his education in June 2024. LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS After arguing that the organizers may need open consent from content owners, they are open to publicly shared on Facebook and Instagram. As a result, the flagship AI assistant Meta Ai has not been released in the block because of it. “Predicted” arrangements.
Kaplan stated that Meta will not be signaled voluntarily General Purpose AI APPLICATION RULES It will be published at the end of April.
The EU stands intact
Despite the return of Meta, EU officials remain determined. EU’s competitive commissioner Teresa Ribera Reuters Decisions about whether Meta comply with the rules of Bloc will not be postponed from next month as a result of pushing. He also said that US officials did not resort to “entering the negotiation table” and “bullying”.
