Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU electionsThe rapid growth of generative AI, which can create text, images and video in seconds in response to prompts, has triggered fears that the ...
26 Feb, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
EU, India explore cooperation in combatting online disinformationOver 35 experts from the EU and India will meet in Delhi to discuss countering online disinformation. The event, co-organized by ORF and pa...
19 Feb, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Coordinating with industry peers to respond to terrorist content distributed online: X CEO Linda YaccarinoThis comes after the European Commission formally opened an investigation into X owner Elon Musk over an alleged spreading of illegal conte...
17 Oct, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
EU's tech commissioner turns to X rival Bluesky in disinformation duel with Elon MuskThierry Breton, the European Union's commissioner for industry and the digital economy, joined the Bluesky network in a move designed to fu...
11 Oct, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
EU warns Elon Musk over Hamas attack posts on X, threatens potential banEuropean Union (EU) has issued a warning to Elon Musk for spreading disinformation on his social media platform. Musk's platform, previousl...
11 Oct, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
Is Twitter ready for Europe's new Big Tech rules? EU official says it has work to doEuropean commissioner Thierry Breton said late Thursday that he noted the "strong commitment of Twitter to comply" with the Digital Service...
23 Jun, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
Twitter faces 'stress test' of Europe's tough new Big Tech rulesThe EU law, along with new regulations in the pipeline for data and artificial intelligence, has made Brussels a trailblazer in the growing...
23 Jun, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformationEU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability of a new generation of AI chatbots to create complex content and visuals in seco...
06 Jun, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
EU and US to pledge joint action over China concernsIn May end, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and other senior officials are sc...
14 May, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
TikTok promises to ramp up fight against disinformation in EUPresenting its progress report on what it did to live up to a beefed-up EU code of practice on disinformation in the past six months, TikTo...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Twitter draws EU ire for sending incomplete disinformation reportTwitter’s report was short of data and didn’t include commitments from the social media company that it would empower fact-checkers, the EU...
09 Feb, 2023, 02.15 PM IST
EU adopts fresh sanctions against Russia over annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories"The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 30 individuals and 7 entities in view of Russia's escalating mil...
07 Oct, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
Google, Facebook, Twitter to tackle deepfakes or risk EU finesThe European Commission is expected to publish the updated code of practice on disinformation on Thursday as part of its crackdown against ...
14 Jun, 2022, 08.21 AM IST
EU pledges to fight Russia's "information war" in EuropeSpeaking at the European Parliament during a debate on foreign interference and disinformation, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell brushed...
08 Mar, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Beefed up EU tech rules could be global standard, says Facebook whistleblowerEU industry chief Thierry Breton criticised the increased lobbying by technology companies over the draft rules and urged lawmakers fightin...
09 Nov, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU saysFacebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesda...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
China, Russia are spreading coronavirus misinformation: EUChina and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks t...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.38 PM IST