Party accuses social media giant of ‘interference’ in its local and European election campaigns ahead of Friday vote
The Labour Party has said it is “deeply concerned” at interference by tech giant Meta in its local and European election campaigns after the company disabled its Facebook and Instagram accounts for a number of hours on Wednesday.
Concerns have previously been raised about the ability of big tech companies to regulate and remove misleading or false information in the run-up to elections, as well as where the matter falls in terms of their priorities. “Representatives of the company have been unable to provide any explanation as to why this happened or when it will be resolved. The initial automatic response indicates it was due to unusual activity on the account.
Labour received a notification at 11pm to say its accounts had been restored, but it said no reason has been given why it was disabled for “at least two hours”.“The incident raises serious questions about the integrity of Meta’s systems so close to polling day and their ability to influence elections, with Labour Party ads now stopped while other political parties and candidates can continue to advertise.
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