Posted on 06/17/2022 2:59:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Under the newest version of a code of conduct originally established in 2018, nearly three dozen entities vowed to step up efforts to detect false claims, to label political advertising more transparently and to restrict advertising around disinformation, among other moves.
Demonetizing disinformation is the “cornerstone” of the new initiative, said Thierry Breton, a European commissioner and one of the EU’s top digital regulators.
Many of the biggest platforms signing onto Thursday’s agreement had already been operating under the older set of 21 commitments, which ranged from supporting fact-checking to scrutinizing ad placement.
This week’s expansion grows the list of commitments to 44 and adds new signatories including the video platforms Twitch and Vimeo, as well as the audio app Clubhouse and the software giant Adobe, according to a European Commission factsheet.
The code will also be tied to enforcement of the EU’s Digital Services Act, the forthcoming law that establishes new obligations for Big Tech platforms’ content moderation in Europe. Companies that abide by the voluntary agreement may be less likely to be accused of violating the law, or potentially given more benefit of the doubt, according to the European Commission.
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Full blown censorship.
What could go wrong with big tech deciding what truth is?
The coming Global control and solidification of information and narrative. Social credit system much like China’s to follow.
All guised under safety, ‘anti-disinformation’, what is truth and fact, etc.
The “intelligence community” has the most fake accounts, but that’s OK.
The link tax and meme ban were a preview of coming attractions.
Pity enough people didn’t heed the warning.
And the arbiter of mis/dis/mal-info is who again?
The EU is the New USSR
No First or Second Amendments - this is the state of affairs.
EU unveils new ‘anti-disinformation code’ to crack down on fake accounts and falsehoods
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We already saw the Proof of Concept for this sort of information control in 2020 when Big Tech in lockstep with the MSM and U.S. government security agencies branded Hunter Biden’s laptop “Russian disinformation”. No further discussion allowed.
It’s been mentioned that suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story likely cost Trump 5% of the vote total; enough to swing the election.
1st Amendment? We don’t need no stinking 1st Amendment!
“the biggest platforms [are] signing onto Thursday’s agreement.” Failures are big, top down programs, such as kindergarten for all kids.
Make them prove socialism doesn’t always fail.
The effort in fighting “disinformation” is proportional the contempt the liberals feel for the average man. They feel that stupid people need their guidance.
Scary Poppins can go get a job there.
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