The document provided concerns a Parliamentary letter from the Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations on contacts with technology platforms in the run-up to the 2025 House of Representatives elections. The letter discusses the concerns of the cabinet and the House of Representatives about the risk of foreign influence and disinformation campaigns, and emphasizes that the Netherlands is a potential target of state actors. A comprehensive package of measures to increase election resilience is explained, including the deployment of intelligence and security services (AIVD) to investigate covert influence and the organization of election tables for coordination. Finally, it describes concrete contacts with platforms such as Meta, TikTok and Google, where the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has agreements on prioritizing reports that violate their terms of use, and looks ahead to the 2026 municipal elections and the need for European cooperation through legislation such as the DSA.
