EU increases pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter over user terms

The authorities' concerns centre mainly on procedures the social media companies proposed to set up for the removal of illegal content on their websites.

BRUSSELS: European Union authorities have increased pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter to amend their user terms to bring them in line with EU law after proposals submitted by the tech giants were considered insufficient. 

The European Commission and consumer protection authorities in the bloc wrote to the three companies in June, asking them to improve their proposed changes to user terms by the end of September, according to letters sent to the companies and seen by Reuters on Monday.