This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services endorsed the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA). This integration will make the Code a benchmark for determining platforms’ compliance with the […]Commission endorses the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act
February 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services endorsed the integration of the voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA). This integration will make the Code a benchmark for determining platforms’ compliance with the […]Disinformation is a threat to our trust ecosystem. Experts explain how to curb it
March 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jesus Serrano, Global Communications Group, World Economic Forum In an era where digital technology is part of almost every aspect of our lives, the dissemination of information has never been easier or more instantaneous. Yet, in a world where […]Could changing social media incentive structures combat misinformation?
October 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jessica Wanger, Deputy Head, Event Editorial, World Economic Forum The 2023 Trust Barometer highlights that trust in media is declining, with especially low trust in social media.Studies show how changes to the incentive structures on social media could […]Tackling disinformation – how can we combat the lies that go viral?
October 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robin Pomeroy, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy […]The four key ways disinformation is spread online
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum Social media has allowed online disinformation to flourish.False and out-of-context information is largely propagated by people looking to distort public opinion and advance particular agendas.Disinformation is often advanced in […]Is AI the only antidote to disinformation?
July 20, 2022 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Arijit Goswami, Innovation Program Manager , Capgemini India AI-based programmes are being used to create deep fakes that can be used to sow the seeds of discord in society and create chaos in markets.Algorithms will soon produce content […]Disinformation: Commission welcomes the new stronger and more comprehensive Code of Practice on disinformation
June 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commission welcomes the publication of the strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation. The 34 signatories, such as platforms, tech companies and civil society followed the 2021 Commission Guidance and took into account the lessons learnt from the COVID19 crisis and Russia’s war of […]EU must prepare better to fight off foreign interference and disinformation
March 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU’s lack of awareness and counter-measures makes interference an attractive tactic for malicious foreign actors and endangers democracy, say MEPs. Parliament’s inquiry into mapping how malicious foreign powers manipulate information and interfere in the EU to undermine democratic processes concluded that malicious actors […]EU should build a sanctions regime against disinformation
January 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU’s lack of measures and sanctions make interference an attractive tactic for foreign actors, says the committee on foreign interference and disinformation. On Tuesday, MEPs finalised 18 months of inquiry by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference (INGE) and adopted its final recommendations. […]Commission presents guidance to strengthen the Code of Practice on Disinformation
May 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission publishes its guidance on how the Code of Practice on Disinformation, the first of its kind worldwide, should be strengthened to become a more effective tool for countering disinformation. It sets out Commission expectations, calls for stronger commitments by the signatories […]The COVID-19 disinformation divide: understanding vaccine attitudes
February 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yannis Kotziagkiaouridis, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) & Anjuli Bedi, Global Head of Behavioral Science and Psychometrics, Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) Scientists have developed COVID-19 vaccines so rapidly it has exacerbated existing […]Coronavirus: EU strengthens action to tackle disinformation
June 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the High Representative are assessing their steps to fight disinformation around the coronavirus pandemic and are proposing a way forward. This follows the tasking by European leaders in March 2020 to resolutely counter disinformation and reinforce resilience of European societies. The […]Code of Practice on Disinformation one year on: online platforms submit self-assessment reports
October 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission published the first annual self-assessment reports by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Twitter and 7 European trade associations under the Code of Practice on Disinformation. The reports by the signatories of the Code set out the progress made over the past […]A Europe that protects: EU reports on progress in fighting disinformation ahead of European Council
June 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission and the High Representative report on the progress achieved in the fight against disinformation and the main lessons drawn from the European elections, as a contribution to the discussions by EU leaders next week. Protecting our democratic processes and institutions from […]The EU might as well go down the drain if foreign meddling corrupts May’s elections
March 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The EU elections will take place in about two months’ time but anti-European together with foreign parties are most likely going to try to exert influence on the upcoming outcome. Anti-establishment parties are expected to change the current balance and status quo if the two mainstream parties, the conservative EPP (European People’s Party) and the […]Statement on the Code of Practice against disinformation: Commission asks online platforms to provide more details on progress made
March 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the European Commission published reports by Facebook, Google and Twitter covering the progress made in January 2019 on their commitments to fight disinformation. These three online platforms are signatories of the Code of Practice against disinformation and have been asked to report monthly […]Code of Practice against disinformation: Commission calls on signatories to intensify their efforts
January 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission published today the first reports submitted by signatories of the Code of Practice against disinformation signed in October 2018. While the Commission welcomes the progress made, it also calls on signatories to intensify their efforts in the run up to the […]Fake news and Freedom of Press: can the EU ever find the fine line?
April 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The European Commission attempts to tackle disinformation which is spread online by building up strategic measures in the EU. Last January, the EC assigned to a High Level Expert Group (HLEG) to define the problem and propose concrete recommendations on how it can be dealt. The report which was completed last month sets this issue […]
