Not a peep about this in the MSM. Meanwhile, as Q repeatedly told us. The Russia Russia Russia narrative is reason for the EU overlords to ask Zuckbook, Goog & Tw@tter for "fakenews" reports singling out Russia.
EU to ask Facebook, Twitter, Google for monthly ‘fake news’ reports
The call to the tech companies is part of an ‘action plan’ on fake news.
The European Commission is planning to ask social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Google for monthly reports on Russian disinformation campaigns ahead of the European election next May, two EU officials told POLITICO.
The call to the tech companies is part of an "action plan" on fake news, expected to be presented Wednesday.
Facebook and others will be asked to provide reports from January to May, one official said. The information would be compiled by the European Commission, which is also planning to publish these reports to create awareness among European voters on how foreign actors try to influence their vote.
Wednesday's action plan would single out Russia as a repeated offender using systematic, large-scale disinformation campaigns.
The tech companies' reports would include figures on how they label political adverts as well as how many bot accounts and fake accounts they identify and disable.
Companies that have signed up to the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation would be asked for monthly reporting. So far, individual companies that have signed up include Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla.
The Commission's action plan would include a request for more funding for disinformation agencies in Europe, including the EU's own StratCom unit in the External Action Service, and the creation of a "rapid alert system" to notify national authorities if the country is under a sustained attack of fake news.
Sauce:
> https:// www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-ask-facebook-others-for-monthly-fake-news-reports/
And offcial EU press release on the subject:
> http:// europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-6647_en.htm
BRAVO ZULU. o7
Baker, here's a recap of the EU directive mentioned in >>4188637
Official Press Release: A Europe that protects
A Europe that Protects: The EU steps up action against disinformation
Brussels, 5 December 2018
To protect its democratic systems and public debates and in view of the 2019 European elections as well as a number of national and local elections that will be held in Member States by 2020, the EU is presenting today an Action Plan to step up efforts to counter disinformation in Europe and beyond.
Taking stock of the progress made so far and following up on the call made by European leaders in June 2018 to protect the Union's democratic systems, the European Commission and the High Representative are setting out concrete measures to tackle disinformation, including the creation of a Rapid Alert System and close monitoring of the implementation of the Code of Practice signed by the online platforms. The Action Plan also foresees an increase of resources devoted to the issue.
High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini said: “Healthy democracy relies on open, free and fair public debate. It's our duty to protect this space and not allow anybody to spread disinformation that fuels hatred, division, and mistrust in democracy. As the European Union, we've decided to act together and reinforce our response, to promote our principles, to support the resilience of our societies, within our borders and in the neighbourhood. It's the European way to respond to one of the main challenges of our times."
Andrus Ansip, Vice-President responsible for the Digital Single Market, said: “We need to be united and join our forces to protect our democracies against disinformation. We have seen attempts to interfere in elections and referenda, with evidence pointing to Russia as a primary source of these campaigns. To address these threats, we propose to improve coordination with Member States through a Rapid Alert System, reinforce our teams exposing disinformation, increase support for media and researchers, and ask online platforms to deliver on their commitments. Fighting disinformation requires a collective effort.”
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> http:// europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-6647_en.htm