Meta would be asked to explain its continued failure to disclose advertiser identities, despite already being fined last month over the issue, the Executive Yuan said yesterday.
Taiwan on May 21 imposed a NT$1 million (US$33,420) fine on Meta for failing to disclose information regarding advertisements on its platforms, such as who commissioned and funded the ads.
Meta has been flagged 23 times since then over alleged failure to provide information on advertisers and would be called on to explain, Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing (林宜敬) told a post-Cabinet meeting news conference.
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A panel composed of officials from the anti-fraud command center, Criminal Investigation Bureau and National Security Bureau are to decide if further legal actions, including fines, should be pursued, he said.
The ministry expects to complete the process as soon as the end of the month, he added.
Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said that social media platforms would be asked to enhance self-regulation and implement features to help the government fight online fraud.
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) in a meeting earlier that day told the ministry to request platforms’ cooperation, she said.
Police data showed that the number of reported cyberfraud cases in Taiwan marginally declined this year, but the amount of financial losses has increased, Lee cited Cho as saying.
Investment and social media-related schemes remain the most common types of fraud, he said.
Social media platforms are urged to improve their internal regulatory mechanisms and cooperate with the Executive Yuan’s anti-fraud command center and 165 anti-fraud hotline, Cho said.
Government offices in charge of dealing with digital fraud could and should impose fines on social media companies for failing to comply with the nation’s laws and regulations, Lee cited Cho as saying.
Cho instructed the ministry to ask social media platforms to use warning messages and labels to remind users of the risks posed by Internet fraud, and direct them to the ministry’s anti-fraud resources if necessary, she said.
The inspection equipment and data transmission system for new robotic dogs that Taipei is planning to use for sidewalk patrols were developed by a Taiwanese company, the city’s New Construction Office said today, dismissing concerns that the China-made robots could pose a security risk. The city is bringing in smart robotic dogs to help with sidewalk inspections, Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Ssu-chuan (李四川) said on Facebook. Equipped with a panoramic surveillance system, the robots would be able to automatically flag problems and easily navigate narrow sidewalks, making inspections faster and more accurate, Lee said. By collecting more accurate data, they would help Taipei
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