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Feb 28, 2022

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Tech giants still aren’t coming clean about COVID-19 disinformation, says EU

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Europe to press the adtech industry to help fight online disinformation

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Twitter tightens account security for political candidates ahead of US election

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UK eyeing disclosure labels for online political campaigning

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Russian cyberops are targeting COVID-19 vaccine R&D, intelligence agencies warn

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TikTok joins the EU’s Code of Practice on disinformation

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Europe asks for views on platform governance and competition tools

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Facebook pushes EU for dilute and fuzzy internet content rules

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Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms

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Nov 2, 2019

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