Brussels is finishing its censorship machine: Europe has until June 26 to say No
On June 26, the European Commission closes a little-noticed consultation on "trusted flaggers" — the final component of a system for deciding what Europeans may…
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On June 26, the European Commission closes a little-noticed consultation on "trusted flaggers" — the final component of a system for deciding what Europeans may…
The document explicitly sets out three stages of pre-bunking: ‘Forewarning’, ‘microdose’ and ‘refutation’.
On April 17, the press revealed that the Élysée Palace is pressing the European Commission to revise the guidelines of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in order…
Ahead of Hungary's upcoming national elections, the European Commission has moved to activate the “rapid response” mechanism under the Digital Services Act.
German state broadcaster ZDF has called back its US correspondent in New York, blaming her for an incident in which an AI-generated clip was aired in the company’s…
US billionaire Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location.
NGO Global Witness has alleged that TikTok’s algorithm disproportionately promoted "far-right political content".
One of the main planks of EU efforts to regulate the internet has always consisted of a commitment to take action against the “manipulative” and “inauthentic”…
The German Government has set up a new advisory office aimed at supporting those affected by conspiracy narratives, misinformation and disinformation.
The European Commission is pushing for media literacy across the bloc via courses in "critical thinking and politics" aimed at secondary school students, or what…
Google has rejected demands by the European Commission to add fact-checking to its search results and YouTube videos as well as to use fact-checking in ranking and…
The Cypriot social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has fought for "free speech" in the European Parliament during a plenary debate on online misinformation…
There is no evidence that any kind of "major disinformation incident" took place during the EU elections in June, the European Commission has admitted.
In a rare display of unity, all 10 of the European Union's bloc-wide political parties endorsed a European Commission-backed code of conduct for the 2024 European…
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has threatened to censor politicians it deems to be promoting "misinformation" in the run-up to elections in Europe later…
Early signs suggest an unprepared Europe is about to witness a flood of AI-generated, politically-oriented images and video, just as many go to the polls
Citizens’ rights to free speech must be balanced with their alleged right "not to be misinformed", a senior member of the Irish judiciary has said.
Parallels have been drawn by critics between alleged Facebook electoral interference in Australia and incidents within the European Union, with the scandal said…
The European Commission has confirmed that it is closely following developments regarding alleged United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy campaigns in Europe.
The European Commission has to protect freedom of speech—by limiting it, according to the Commissioner responsible for media freedom and fundamental rights.