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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Robert Booth UK technology editor

MPs accuse social media firms of spreading Iran misinformation

a young girl using social media app TikTok on a mobile phone,
A testy parliamentary hearing exposed frustration with big tech firms, X, TikTok and Meta. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

MPs have accused “complacent” social media companies of spreading Iran war misinformation, allowing political deepfakes that could threaten elections and still enabling the use of AI to make young girls appear naked.

In a testy parliamentary hearing that exposed deepening frustration among MPs with big tech firms, X, TikTok and Meta listed measures they had taken to tackle online harms, but were told: “You seem to be doing an awful lot, and it’s not making a jot of difference.”

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