Get big tech to curb misinformation, without hurting press freedom, media tells EU

Brussels: Broadcasters, publishers and journalists called on the European Commission on Monday to implement “much stronger measures” to combat disinformation on internet platforms such as Google and Facebook.

A joint declaration, signed notably by the European Federation of Journalists, the European Publishers Council and the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT), follows a presentation on Wednesday by Brussels of new measures against disinformation, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.