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posted by janrinok on Sunday February 03 2019, @04:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the small-steps dept.

"The European Commission has received initial reports by Google, Facebook and Twitter on their efforts to fight fake news and offered the trio a pat on the back and an exhortation to work harder — or else." forbes.com/sites/jillgoldsmith/2019/01/29/eu-prods-facebook-google-twitter-in-fight-against-fake-news/

The three Internet giants along with browser company Mozilla and trade associations representing the advertising industry signed a Code of Practice on Disinformation last fall agreeing to take measures against fake news as a crucial European election cycle gets underway.

"There has been some progress, notably in removing fake accounts and limiting the visibility of sites that promote disinformation. However, additional action is needed to ensure full transparency of political ads by the start of the campaign for the European elections in all EU Member States," the organization said in a statement.

Monthly reports will follow from February through May. In a year, at the end of 2019, the Commission will conduct a comprehensive assessment and "should the results prove unsatisfactory ... may propose further actions, including of a regulatory nature."


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 03 2019, @06:49PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 03 2019, @06:49PM (#795767)

    Example: the whole Trump-Russia association, fabricated by a woman whose Clinton Foundation took over a hundred million dollars from Russia

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday February 03 2019, @07:46PM (2 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Sunday February 03 2019, @07:46PM (#795790) Homepage Journal

    The claim of Trump's that he's the subject of a "Democrat Witch Hunt" is specious, given the numbers of Republican FBI Agents and Justice Department Prosecutors who've been working on the case.

    While I'm dead certain that Trump intentionally colluded with Putin, I'm also completely convinced that Trump really _does_ believe there was no collusion.

    It's a particularly severe form of a well-known phenomenon is Social Psychology called "Cognitive Dissonance". Simply put, if a person who thinks of themselves as good, ethical or just deliberately hurts an undeserving victim, that will set up a Dissonance - or conflict - in their mind. The correct resolution would be for the perpetrator to regard themselves as bad, unethical or unjust, but in many - maybe most - cases that's far too difficult for them to do.

    So instead, they blame the victim.

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    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 03 2019, @09:59PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 03 2019, @09:59PM (#795838)

      Robert Mueller is mainly "swamp" and "deep state" and "uniparty" of course. The fact that he may have once long ago done something republican-related does not make him a republican today.

      Robert Mueller's team is all Hillary supporters. Were he an actual republican, that wouldn't be the case.

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday February 03 2019, @11:11PM

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday February 03 2019, @11:11PM (#795865) Journal

        I bet he salts his oatmeal too, doesn't he. Nae trrrroo Scotsman salts his oats!

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