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EU Parliament backs plans for regulation of digital platforms

EU must counter 5G misinformation; 15 countries sign joint letter

Facebook users’ attitude towards known Russian propaganda changes, study suggests

Facebook Oversight Board launched too late to oversee US election

Twitter cracks down on misinformation ahead of US presidential election

WhatsApp integrates fact-checking option for forwarded messages

Deepfake deception ranked as most concerning AI crime

World’s largest tech companies pressured into hate speech purge

Act now to combat ‘pandemic of misinformation’, warns Lords committee

Facebook to warn users before they share outdated news

Google expands fact-checking service to image search

Facebook to allow users to switch off political ads

Twitter purges thousands of state-backed disinformation networks

Twitter nudges users to read before they retweet

Twitter flags tweets linking 5G with coronavirus

Social media platforms fail to act on Covid misinformation

Facebook employees protest company inaction against Trump’s comments

Trump threatens social media companies over fact-checked tweets

Zuckerberg calls on EU to take lead in internet regulation

One in four popular Covid-19 YouTube videos contains misleading information

Lords express frustration at delayed action against online harms

Coronavirus misinformation tackled by Twitter

Facebook confirms members of independent Oversight Board

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