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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Part II: What? Commission says pupils must not ‘question established authority’
The document explicitly sets out three stages of pre-bunking: ‘Forewarning’, ‘microdose’ and ‘refutation’.
Macron calls on Brussels to extend censorship to lock down 2027
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…
EC launches DSA crackdown on ‘disinformation’ ahead of Hungary elections
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 recalls US correspondent over AI clip of ICE arrest
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…
Musk’s X causes waves worldwide with new location feature
US billionaire Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location.
Flawed methods or right-wing tilt? TikTok’s ‘political influence’ under NGO’s scrutiny
NGO Global Witness has alleged that TikTok’s algorithm disproportionately promoted "far-right political content".
Is It real or is it German intelligence? On online ‘authenticity’
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”…
German Government launches initiative to target ‘conspiracy thinking’
The German Government has set up a new advisory office aimed at supporting those affected by conspiracy narratives, misinformation and disinformation.
EC pushes ‘critical thinking’ courses for ‘first-time voters’ to tackle 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 rejects EU demands for fact-checking
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…
MEP Fidias accuses EU of silencing voices under ‘disinformation pretext’
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…
No evidence of ‘major disinformation incidents’ during EU elections, Commission admits
There is no evidence that any kind of "major disinformation incident" took place during the EU elections in June, the European Commission has admitted.
Left and Right agree as EP election guidelines receive rare cross-party support
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…
TikTok threatens to censor politicians who promote ‘misinformation’
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…
Stand by for the GenAI elections: regulators powerless to stop AI deepfakes
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
Ireland says free speech must be balanced with right ‘not to be misinformed’
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.
EU parallels drawn amid Facebook Australian referendum interference scandal
Parallels have been drawn by critics between alleged Facebook electoral interference in Australia and incidents within the European Union, with the scandal said…
EC ‘following developments’ over alleged UAE spying in Europe
The European Commission has confirmed that it is closely following developments regarding alleged United Arab Emirates (UAE) spy campaigns in Europe.
Free speech has its limits, says Brussels Commissioner
The European Commission has to protect freedom of speech—by limiting it, according to the Commissioner responsible for media freedom and fundamental rights.