"Big tech refuses to speak to Dutch parliament about election influencing
Facebook, TikTok, X, and Google have refused to send representatives to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, to explain their activities during the election campaign. GroenLinks-PvdA, PVV, NSC, D66, BBB, and Volt had invited the big tech companies to discuss “algorithms and interference” during the election campaign, but the companies declined or did not respond, NOS reports.
The political parties want to know to what extent Dutch voters are being influenced on these platforms, and what the platforms are doing about it. “Everywhere in Europe, you see elections under pressure,” GroenLinks-PvdA MP Barbara Kathmann told NOS. She referred to the presidential elections in Romania, where interference occurred according to the local authorities. “We want to know what the tech companies can do to prevent this from happening.”"
https://nltimes.nl/2025/10/15/big-tech-refuses-speak-dutch-parliament-election-influencing
