Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in EU fake news fight

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Facebook, Google and Twitter were reprimanded by the European Commission on Frid...

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The tech giants took a voluntary pledge last October to combat the spread of fake news, hoping to avoid more heavy-handed rules. Elections to the European Parliament will be held in the 28 countries making up the European Union on May 23-26. Facebook, Google and Twitter are still falling, the EU executive said in its report on their efforts in April.

“The data provided still lacks the level of detail necessary to allow for an independent and accurate assessment of how the platforms’ policies have actually contributed to reducing the spread of disinformation in the EU,” they said.

 

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