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Annual self-assessment reports of signatories to the Code of Practice on Disinformation 2019 | European Commission
by European Commission
October 29, 2019
The Commission has received annual self-assessment reports from the online platforms and technology companies Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Mozilla…
To regulate digital platforms, focus on specific business sectors | Brookings
by Mark MacCarthy
October 28, 2019
The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general have grabbed headlines over potential antitrust cases against…
Facebook Finally Has a Good Idea | The New York Times
by Kara Swisher
October 17, 2019
I would like to formally apply to be judge and jury over Mark Zuckerberg. And it’s not just my dream…
E.U.’s New Digital Czar: ‘Most Powerful Regulator of Big Tech on the Planet’ | The New York Times
by Matina Stevis-Gridneff
September 11, 2019
BRUSSELS — For five years, Margrethe Vestager was the scourge of Silicon Valley, levying billions of dollars in fines and…
The Technology 202: New NYU report urges social media companies to take down ‘provably’ false information | The Washington Post
by Cat Zakrzewski
September 4, 2019
Disinformation on social media isn’t going away — it’s evolving as the 2020 election approaches. A New York University report published today is…
FEC chair summons Facebook, Twitter, Google to disinformation session | POLITICO
by Nancy Scola
August 30, 2019
The chair of the FEC is summoning Facebook, Google and Twitter to a meeting next month on digital disinformation amid…
Combating disinformation and foreign interference in democracies: Lessons from Europe | Brookings
by Margaret L. Taylor
August 27, 2019
European democracies have been coping with foreign interference for longer than the United States, and the primary threat to European…
Australia plans to block sites hosting extremist content during attacks | Ars Technica
by Timothy B. Lee
August 27, 2019
Australia is working on capabilities to quickly block websites hosting terrorist material during crisis events, officials announced on Sunday, according…
El Paso and Dayton shootings put focus on social media’s handling of white supremacist content | Vox
by Shirin Ghaffary, Rani Molla, & Emily Stewart
August 6, 2019
In less than 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday, two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have…