Social networking sites have been accused of being used as tools to spread misleading information
The social networking sites, including Google, have been accused of being used as tools to spread misleading informationBrussels — Facebook and Twitter are doing too little to scrutinise advertising placements on their sites in the run-up to EU elections in May, despite their pledges to fight disinformation, EU officials say.
They said Google offered data on actions taken in January to better study ad placements, but did not clarify the extent to which it tackled disinformation or another problems, such as misleading advertising. “We also encourage platforms to strengthen their co-operation with fact-checkers and academic researchers to detect disinformation campaigns and make fact-checked content more visible and widespread,” they said.
The social network has in the past been accused of being used as a platform to spread divisive or misleading information, most notably during the 2016 election that put US President Donald Trump in the White House.
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