Swedish police demand TikTok and Meta remove advertisements for criminal services
Swedish police have demanded that TikTok and Meta remove advertisements promoting criminal services. The platforms are facing mounting pressure.
Sweden: police call on social media companies to delete criminal advertising
Swedish police have formally demanded that TikTok and Meta remove advertisements promoting criminal services. This is reported by Google News DE — Crime (de), citing Deutschlandfunk.
The authorities are directing their demands at two of the world's largest social media platforms. Advertisements promoting illegal services are said to have been posted on both platforms — the police did not publicly provide specific details about the nature and scope of the content.
The demand comes in the context of growing concerns about the use of social networks to spread and promote organised crime. Sweden has recorded an increase in gang-related violence in recent years; authorities have repeatedly pointed to the role of digital platforms in recruitment and coordination.
A statement from TikTok or Meta regarding the Swedish police's demand was not immediately available.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)