'EU v Tech Giants: Battle over disinformation’.

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EU v Tech Giants: Battle over disinformation’. The EU has tasked tech giants such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to do more against disinformation - by providing better access to their algorithms and improving fact-checking.The proposal is the EU's effort to strengthen its existing code of conduct against disinformation. Is the EU helping to turn the tide against online lies and propaganda - and are the tech giants doing enough?

Period09 Jun 2021

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • Title'EU v Tech Giants: Battle over disinformation’.
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTRT World
    Media typeTelevision
    Duration/Length/Size26 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date09/06/2021
    Description‘EU v Tech Giants: Battle over disinformation’. The EU has tasked tech giants such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to do more against disinformation - by providing better access to their algorithms and improving fact-checking.The proposal is the EU's effort to strengthen its existing code of conduct against disinformation. Is the EU helping to turn the tide against online lies and propaganda - and are the tech giants doing enough?
    Producer/AuthorSelen Aslan, Producer
    URLhttps://youtu.be/Hu429mCtMig
    PersonsArdi Kolah

Keywords

  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • Tech Giants
  • European Commission
  • disinformation
  • Online Safety Bill
  • Code of Practice on Disinformation
  • Criminal sanctions
  • Duty of care
  • Fines
  • Digital Services Act
  • VLOPs
  • Very Large Online Platforms
  • Freedom of expression
  • EDPS
  • GDPR
  • Enforcement
  • Penalties
  • European Union
  • UK