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Disinfo Update 11/01/2022
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a restful break and are ready for the long road ahead in EU digital policy and the fight against disinformation.
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Previous editions
- December 14, 2021
Last night, MEPs in the internal market committee (IMCO) approved compromise amendments on the Digital Services Act.
- November 30, 2021
After a political meeting last week, IMCO rapporteur and shadows have rejected a ‘media exemption’. All groups except S&D rejected the proposal to include it.
- November 16, 2021
During her testimony before the EU Parliament on November 8, Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen warned lawmakers to beware of loopholes: “Let me be very clear — every modern disinformation campaign will exploit news media channels on digital platforms
- November 4, 2021
four digital rights experts have urged MEPs to heed the warnings of Facebook whistleblowers and steer clear of a last minute loophole for media for that could compromise the effectiveness of the much-needed regulation:
- October 19, 2021
Discussions are ongoing in Brussels regarding the so-called media exemption in the DSA.
- October 5, 2021
Discussions are moving forward in Brussels on granting media an exemption from being moderated by online platforms in the Digital Services Act.
- September 21, 2021
Politico’s Mark Scott investiated the Brussels news outlet EU Reporter, whose “blend of corporate press releases, original news and paid-for content makes it impossible for readers to determine who’s behind the coverage.”
- September 7, 2021
Last Wednesday, the EU DisinfoLab published an Open Letter calling on EU policy-makers to amend the draft EU Digital Services Act (DSA) to tackle disinformation head-on, ensure stronger measures on platform accountability and more democratic oversight over our online environment.
- August 24, 2021
Facebook delayed publishing a Q1 report on widely viewed content for fear of backlash as the most popular article on the platform between January and March cast doubt on the Covid-19 vaccine.