Senior EU Official Issues Warning to Twitter over Moderation Failings
Věra Jourová voiced alarm over the “unregulated” and “aggressive” Russian “propaganda” circulating on Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Věra Jourová voiced alarm over the “unregulated” and “aggressive” Russian “propaganda” circulating on Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Larger platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are to ensure that mechanisms are in place which would prevent ‘disinformation’ and ‘deceptive content’ from going viral.
The company offering political subversion boasted of influencing 33 presidential elections so far—27 of them successfully, the Israeli-French investigation revealed.
In light of Musk’s adherence to free speech absolutism and the EU’s worsening allergy to open debate on a variety of topics, the road to peaceful co-existence could be bumpy.
Discussions about COVID-19, vaccine efficacy, racial issues, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and involvement in Ukraine were targeted.
To Chris Janssens of Vlaams Belang, the disinformation campaign targets “right-wing opinions” for fact-checking, while “left-wing opinions would be given free rein.”
To Chris Janssens of Vlaams Belang, the disinformation campaign targets “right-wing opinions” for fact-checking, while “left-wing opinions would be given free rein.”
The psychological games played by Ukraine’s abusive uncle are ruthless. He distorts the truth, and his lies create deep furrows. But, like all lies, they rest on shaky foundations.