The Cairncross review suggests ‘news quality obligations’ overseen by a regulator.
European Commission publishes monitoring report on the Code of Practice against disinformation
Facebook to adopt transparency rules ahead of the next European elections
The social network announced on Monday at an event in Brussels tools to make political advertising more transparent.
EU presents an action plan against disinformation
UK and Canadian Parliament form joint international committee to hear Facebook’s CEO
The Chairs of the UK Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and of the Canadian Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, have invited Mark Zuckerberg to an unprecedented joint hearing
Interim report on fake news disappoints DCMS Committee
The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee of the House of Commons has criticised the Government’s response to its enquiry on fake news
British broadcasters and ISPs call for new watchdog to police social media
A coalition of Britain’s broadcasters and communications providers has called for the creation of a new watchdog to fight the problem of abuse and misinformation online
