Germany: Authorities "well prepared" for social media election interference after first stress test for national election, says Federal Network Agency
"German authorities ‘well prepared’ for social media election interference," 31 January 2025
Social media companies including TikTok, Meta and X took part in an election stress test...
Germany's Federal Network Agency is "well prepared" to respond to online interference in the country’s Feb. 23 parliamentary election, the agency's president Klaus Müller said following a stress test with social media platforms...
It is the first such stress test for a national election under the EU's new social media rulebook, the Digital Services Act, although the European Commission hosted a similar exercise ahead of the European election in June 2024.
Concerns are high over possible foreign election interference through social media disinformation in Germany...
Friday's test was jointly hosted by the Commission and the Federal Network Agency, with attendees including YouTube parent Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and X, as well as representatives from national authorities and civil society...