Resist Russian disinformation as elections loom, EU tells Big Tech

FILE PHOTO: European Commission vice-president in charge of Values and Transparency Vera Jourova gives a press conference during a General Affairs Council in Luxembourg, June 22, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova on Tuesday urged Alphabet's Google, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and TikTok to do more to tackle what she called Russia's "multi-million euro weapon of mass manipulation" ahead of elections in Europe.

Jourova also singled out Elon Musk's X social platform, saying it had the largest ratio of fake news posts of the larger platforms.