question to the former culture secretary. would you be happy that twitter is now in the hands ofjust one man? twitter is now in the hands of ust one man? ~ i, , , one man? well, it has been in the hands of a one man? well, it has been in the hands of a small one man? well, it has been in the hands of a small group one man? well, it has been in the hands of a small group of- hands of a small group of individuals and the sense of the board and this is the thing about platforms, they have enormous amount of influence. facebook, youtube only twitter, instagram and others. even though instagram is obviously owned ijy though instagram is obviously owned by facebook. we to have a very colourful culture secretary at the moment to is very forthright in her views and we are at the moment debating platform regulation and indeed the european union hasjust agreed platform regulation. the online safety bill here. the clash for uk viewers between them when he
Russia sought on Friday to declare Facebook an extremist organization and YouTube blocked Russian state media channels worldwide, an escalation of the tit-for-tat battle between Silicon Valley companies and Russia as the Ukraine war enters its third week.
Disinformation and influence campaigns from domestic and international actors have thrived during the pandemic. European policies that build public trust in democratic institutions should be accompanied by regulation of online platforms that focuses on transparency and accountability.
Disinformation and influence campaigns from domestic and international actors have thrived during the pandemic. European policies that build public trust in democratic institutions should be accompanied by regulation of online platforms that focuses on transparency and accountability.