Big Tech makes concessions on EU's new anti-disinformation code. Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and TikTok set to agree to provide country-by-country data on efforts to curb fake news. — via drivingdotca finance technology innovation
Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and TikTok are among those preparing to join the bloc’s new regime, having made key concessions on the data they are willing to share with individual countries on efforts to tackle disinformation.
According to a confidential report seen by the Financial Times, an updated “code of practice on disinformation” will force tech platforms to disclose how they are removing, blocking or curbing harmful content in advertising and in the promotion of content.Article content Crucially, big tech groups will also be forced to provide a country-by-country breakdown of their efforts, rather than providing just global or Europe-wide data as they currently do.
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