The EU says Facebook, Twitter and Google should report monthly on fake newsOfficials also called out China and Russia for their roles in spreading fake news.
What you need to know
The EU wants Google, Facebook, and Twitter to do more to fight fake news.
Two officials called on the firms to provide monthly reports to the bloc.
They also called out China and Russia for their roles in spreading fake news.
Two EU officials have called on Google, Facebook, and Twitter to provide monthly reports on their fight against fake news.
As reported by Reuters:
Facebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday as they called out Russia and China for their roles in the spread of fake news.
The comments by EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell and the European Commission's Vice President for values and transparency Vera Jourova underscore the bloc's concerns about the prevalence of misleading news on COVID-19 and the attempts by foreign actors to influence Europe.
In...
Source:
The EU says Facebook, Twitter and Google should report monthly on fake news
