PARIS—Lambasted for doing too little to curb fake news during the U.S. presidential race last year, American tech firms are taking a different tack in Europe. With European countries heading into pivotal election campaigns in coming months, Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are rolling out initiatives and tools aimed at slowing the spread of online misinformation by flagging false or hoax news articles for readers.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 06, 2017 15:45 UTC