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A Europe that protects: EU reports on progress in fighting disinformation ahead of European Council

June 17, 2019 by European Union 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 Chris Anyfantis 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 […]

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Statement on the Code of Practice against disinformation: Commission asks online platforms to provide more details on progress made

March 4, 2019 by European Union 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 […]

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Code of Practice against disinformation: Commission calls on signatories to intensify their efforts

January 30, 2019 by European Union 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 […]

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Fake news and Freedom of Press: can the EU ever find the fine line?

April 4, 2018 by Chris Anyfantis 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 […]