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Twitter best at applying EU disinformation code Nobody has really fully respected the code, I would tell you if somebody had. But from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and TikTok, one did better than the others, said Thierry Breton (r) (Photo: European Union, 2021)
Brussels, 27. May, 07:17
Social media giant Twitter tops US tech firms applying an EU code to tackle disinformation - even if it does so only partially. Nobody has really fully respected the code, Thierry Breton, the EU s internal market commissioner, told reporters on Wednesday (26 May).
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(BRUSSELS) - The EU s code of practice on disinformation needs to be strengthened to become more effective in countering disinformation, the European Commission said in new guidance published on Wednesday. A new stronger Code is necessary as we need online platforms and other players to address the systemic risks of their services and algorithmic amplification, stop policing themselves alone and stop allowing to make money on disinformation, while fully preserving the freedom of speech, said EC vice-president Vera Jourova.
The new guidelines call for stronger commitments by the signatories and foresees a broader participation to the Code. Based on a robust monitoring framework and clear performance indicators, the EU executive says signatories should reduce financial incentives to disinformation, empower users to take an active role in preventing its spread, better cooperate with fact-checkers across EU Member States and languages, and provide
Time to address the decline of independent media in Hungary
As we mark World Press Freedom Day, a worrying trend continues in Hungary, as the Member State slides further in the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, writes Gabor Polyak.
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04 May 2021
World Press Freedom Day on May 3 is an annual event which was established in 1993 by the United Nations to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold freedom of expression.
Hungary, however, has dropped further in the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, coming in 92nd out of 180 countries, a drop of three places in comparison to last year.