EU steps up fight against ‘fake news’ ahead of elections 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressEuropean Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year. The internet companies will have to submit their reports from January until May, when hundreds of millions of people in 27 EU member countries are scheduled to vote for 705 lawmakers in the bloc’s parliament. Google, which declined to comment, has tightened up requirements for political ads in the EU, including requiring information on who paid for them and for buyers to verify their identities. “We need to see the internet platforms step up and make some real progress on their commitments,” said Julian King, the EU security commissioner.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 05, 2018 16:52 UTC