Vimeo, Clubhouse & Co. join the EU code against disinformation – Market Research Telecast

Eight new supporters want to follow the code of conduct initiated by the EU Commission three years ago to combat disinformation and, for example, take stronger action against fake news about the coronavirus pandemic and vaccinations against Covid-19. The Brussels government institution announced this on Friday. The future signatories include the video platform Vimeo and the talk app Clubhouse. No forum for misleading content Previously, operators of large social networks and search engines such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, TikTok and Twitter had signed the code. In 2020, the commission issued the slogan that the infodemic that was rampant in parallel to the Covid 19 pandemic must also be addressed in this context: reliable sources in the health sector should be promoted, false or misleading content should not be offered a forum, and illegal messages should be removed. With DoubleVerify, another provider of advertising technology (“Ad Tech”) and organizations that provide special expertise and technical solutions to combat disinformation have now joined the self-regulation initiative. These include Avaaz, Globsec, Logically, NewsGuard and WhoTargetsMe. “Curb the flood of harmful disinformation” The Commission wants to significantly tighten and expand the code. According to her, recent election campaigns and reports from previous signatories have…
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