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Question for written answer 聽E-002826/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Alexandra Geese (Verts/ALE), Nicolae 艦tef膬nu葲膬 (Verts/ALE), Sebasti茫o Bugalho (PPE), Anna Cavazzini (Verts/ALE), Pierre Jouvet (S&D), Merja Kyll枚nen (The Left), Michael Bloss (Verts/ALE), David Cormand (Verts/ALE), Axel Voss (PPE), Kl谩ra Dobrev (S&D), Maria Grapini (S&D), Kim Van Sparrentak (Verts/ALE), Estelle Ceulemans (S&D), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Jutta Paulus (Verts/ALE), Reinier Van Lanschot (Verts/ALE), Eugen Tomac (Renew), Dirk Gotink (PPE), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Sandro Gozi (Renew), Miriam Lexmann (PPE), St茅phanie Yon-Courtin (Renew), Manuela Ripa (PPE), Mark茅ta Gregorov谩 (Verts/ALE), Virginijus Sinkevi膷ius (Verts/ALE), Katarina Barley (S&D), Hanna Gedin (The Left), Birgit Sippel (S&D), Laura Ballar铆n Cereza (S&D), Siegfried Mure艧an (PPE), Fran莽ois Kalfon (S&D), Veronika Cifrov谩 Ostriho艌ov谩 (Renew), Michal Wiezik (Renew), 慕ubica Karva拧ov谩 (Renew), Lucia Yar (Renew), Martin Hojs铆k (Renew), 慕udov铆t 脫dor (Renew), Murielle Laurent (S&D), Alex Agius Saliba (S&D)

Following her nomination to the Commission as Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen stated in her written responses that 鈥榁ery Large Online Platforms have additional obligations, to assess and mitigate serious risks such as for disinformation, as well as taking measures to ensure that content cannot easily go viral鈥�. During her confirmation hearing on 12 November 2024, she confirmed that if platforms 鈥榓re spreading disinformation, this is harming democracies very much, and it can pose systematic risks鈥�.

Since the 2021 Facebook Files, we have evidence that prevalent recommender algorithms increase polarisation, disinformation and populism. We also know that disinformation spreads faster than information.

Following the Romanian presidential elections, we have further indications that engagement-based ranking, such as TikTok鈥檚 algorithm, leads to the viral spread of disinformation, which is categorised as a systemic risk under Article 34 of the Digital Services Act[1].

Can the Commission advise whether:

• 1.it plans to analyse the role of very large online platforms鈥� current recommender and amplification systems in spreading disinformation, in particular that of engagement-based ranking or increased amplification for high-frequency accounts?
• 2.it is analysing alternative solutions, such as bridging-based ranking and recommendations based strictly on user choice in the absence of platform-driven amplification and profiling?

Submitted: 9.12.2024

• [1]聽OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj.