GoKawiilEU Lawmakers Demand Meta Probe Over Albanian Protest Account Suspensions
More than 30 members of the European Parliament have asked the European Commission to investigate whether Meta violated the Digital Services Act after accounts posting about Albania's anti-government 'Flamingo Revolution' protests were mass-suspended. The suspensions, traced largely to copyright complaints starting in late August, are suspected by researchers to stem from a coordinated brigading campaign rather than genuine infringement claims.
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The case highlights how copyright takedown systems, designed to protect intellectual property, can be exploited as a low-visibility tool to silence political dissent at scale. If regulators find Meta failed to properly vet these complaints, it could set a precedent for how platforms must handle bad-faith reporting under EU digital law, especially amid protests challenging politically connected development projects.
- 30+ MEPs formally asked the European Commission to investigate Meta's compliance with the Digital Services Act.
- Researchers at Repro Uncensored have verified around 100 suspended accounts tied to Albania's protests, suspecting hundreds more.
- At least one copyright complainant admitted being paid to file the report, pointing to coordinated manipulation.
Source: wired.com — Ruchi Kumar, 2026-09-18
Published there as: “Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters”
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