EU’s Commissioner patience with Facebook and Twitter reached its limit

The EU demanded on Thursday that social networks Facebook and Twitter update their “misleading” consumer terms in accordance with the bloc’s rules by the end of the year. Failure to do so would result in financial penalties for the social media giant, EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said.

“My patience has reached its limit,” Jourova added. “While Facebook assured me that they would finally adapt any remaining misleading terms of services by December, this has been ongoing for too long.”

She said the EU “cannot negotiate forever, we need to see the results.”

“It is now time for action and no more promises,” Jourova said. She said she planned to call on all consumer protection authorities across the 28-member block to act fast and apply sanctions to Facebook and Twitter, if they failed to comply.

DW