X and TikTok are both under fire from the EU over hate speech and Israel-Hamas disinformation

• TikTok's CEO and an X executive met with the European Commission's Věra Jourová on Tuesday.
• She said they both need to "step up" their efforts to counter hate speech.
• And warned them about disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war.

TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, need to "step up" their efforts countering hate speech, a European Commission vice president said.

Věra Jourová, the vice president responsible for the digital economy, met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and Nick Pickles, X's head of global government affairs, on Tuesday.