The European Union is demanding that Meta be ready to take down any misinformation related to the terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel.

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday demanding that he abide by the terms of the Digital Service Act, a bill passed by the European legislature establishing content moderation guidelines. Breton called on Zuckerberg to take down any disinformation or false information designed to intentionally deceive readers regarding Hamas's attacks on Israel.

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"Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we are seeing a surge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU via certain platforms," the EU commissioner wrote. "I would ask you to be very vigilant to ensure strict compliance with the DSA rules on terms of service, on the requirement of timely, diligent, and objective action following notices of illegal content in the EU, and on the need for proportionate and effective mitigation measures."

Breton also asked that Meta take action against deepfakes, which are images designed to deceive the observer, in upcoming elections. "I remind you that the DSA requires that the risk of amplifying fake and manipulated images and facts generated with the intention to influence elections is taken extremely seriously in the context of mitigation measures," Breton added.

Zuckerberg now has 24 hours to respond, the letter stated.

Meta was not the only company targeted by the EU over its hosting of information related to the attack. X, formerly known as Twitter, also received a letter from Breton demanding that it take action against disinformation involving Israel and Hamas.

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X faces "exact obligations regarding content moderation" and the company's approach to the war has raised doubts about its ability to comply with Europe's rules, Breton wrote to X owner Elon Musk. X has been a central platform for false information about the war, with users posting fake White House news releases and false reports. Musk himself contributed to the blurriness by promoting accounts that had spread false information in the past.

Meta was one of several Big Tech companies that signed an agreement with the EU to appropriately regulate content on its platform.