EU leaders are alarmed about disinformation flourishing on online platforms, notably involving the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian propaganda amid the war in Ukraine. Companies that sign up to the EU code agree to commit to measures aimed at reducing disinformation. Some 33 online platforms, tech companies, and civil society groups have now signed up to the voluntary code, double the number from a year ago. Other big tech companies like Amazon and Apple are still absent. Producers of disinformation make big money, as do online platforms and the digital ad industry, and "the code will disrupt this financing model," Jourova said.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2022 14:27 UTC