Europeans want decisive action against disinformation on the internet::More than half of all EU citizens doubt the truthfulness of the information they find online. Recognizing false content and actively responding to it is easier for the young and the educated. Almost nine out of ten Europeans feel tech companies and policymakers both have a responsibility to combat…

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Already done for newspapers, television, news programs, movies

    And it doesn’t have to be done internet wide either … everyone can still produce their own blog and share it.

    The one section of the internet that should be heavily regulated is social media and internet companies that carry and control massive amounts of personal data. Regulate those few big internet and social media companies and 90 percent of the disinformation problems on the internet would be solved.

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      1 year ago

      yeah, flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers are pretty much on the rise due to facebook groups dedicated to them, Village idiots that you would previously ignore now get online into an echochamber with idiots from far away places easily to circlejerk about their perceived superior intelligence about how others missed these simple clues.

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    Yeah it would be nice, but people suck and people will always suck, and nobody wants Black Mirror to be boring compared to reality.

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    1 year ago

    Europeans want ministry of truth

    Doubt… the same people who are pearl clutching about people losing faith in MSM are the ones who want this. They fear losing control of the narrative.

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    • CORRECTION: The EU governments want action against disinformation on the Internet.