Big Tech backs EU's tougher rules versus disinformation – Android Central

Big Tech (Image credit: Jay Bonggolto / Android Central) What you need to knowThe European Commission has tightened rules governing how tech giants deal with deep fakes, bots, impersonation, and fake accounts.Under the new rules, Big Tech could face massive fines if they fail to combat disinformation.Google, Meta, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, and Clubhouse are among the 38 companies that have signed on to the code.The European Commission’s original disinformation code, introduced in 2018, missed a few key points in addressing manipulative behaviors used to spread false information, including deep fakes and bots. As a result, EU regulators have recently enacted tougher rules around how technology companies deal with disinformation.The EU’s strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation (opens in new tab) supplants its previous guidelines, with a focus on commitments to transparency in political advertising, eliminating ways for disinformation purveyors to profit from ads, empowering researchers, and supporting the fact-checking community, among other commitments.Among the tech giants that have signed up to the Commission’s revised and stronger rules are Google, Meta, Twitter, Amazon’s Twitch, Microsoft, and TikTok. Smaller digital platforms, such as Vimeo and Clubhouse, have also pitched in. Overall, there are 34 signatories to the updated guidelines, backed by a…
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