Twitter and Facebook have been accused of violating EU rules.

Social networks delete content uploaded by users without warning them about it, the European Commission said in a document.

Facebook and Twitter insufficiently fulfil EU rules on user protection, Brussels said. On Thursday, 15 February, the European Commission will publish a document which shows that the management of social networks refuses to comply with EU regulations. Part of this document is available at the disposal of the agency dpa.

The European agency points out that Twitter still changes its conditions for users without informing them about it. In addition, according to its data, both Twitter and Facebook delete content uploaded by users without notifying them.

As the document goes on to point out, the area of consumer protection is the responsibility of national authorities and the European Commission is not authorised to impose appropriate fines in case of infringements.

The document goes on to list the changes that the management of US-based social networks has undertaken at the request of Brussels since 2017. In particular, in March last year, EU authorities demanded that a number of companies remove unacceptable clauses from the general terms and conditions.

In particular, European users were to be given the right to sue social networks in their countries. In addition, according to European law, it is necessary to appropriately label advertisements and sponsored materials. These requirements were fulfilled by all companies, the European Commission said.Social networks delete content uploaded by users without warning them about it, the European Commission said in a document.

Facebook and Twitter insufficiently fulfil EU rules on user protection, Brussels said. On Thursday, 15 February, the European Commission will publish a document which shows that the management of social networks refuses to comply with EU regulations. Part of this document is available at the disposal of the agency dpa.

The European agency points out that Twitter still changes its conditions for users without informing them about it. In addition, according to its data, both Twitter and Facebook delete content uploaded by users without notifying them.

As the document goes on to point out, the area of consumer protection is the responsibility of national authorities and the European Commission is not authorised to impose appropriate fines in case of infringements.

The document goes on to list the changes that the management of US-based social networks has undertaken at the request of Brussels since 2017. In particular, in March last year, EU authorities demanded that a number of companies remove unacceptable clauses from the general terms and conditions.

In particular, European users were to be given the right to sue social networks in their countries. In addition, according to European law, it is necessary to appropriately label advertisements and sponsored materials. These requirements were fulfilled by all companies, the European Commission said.