Meta faces EU probe over spread of political disinformation 

The European Commission launched an investigation into Meta over the spread of political disinformation on its platforms and to assess whether it violated European regulations, the commission announced Tuesday.

The probe into the California-based parent company of Facebook and Instagram will focus on how some of Meta’s policies related to political and election content may be in violation of the EU’s Digital Services Act, a wide-ranging set of tech regulations that went into effect in February.