The outside of the Google office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, Jan 18, 2019. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS: Google, Facebook and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake news, three months before key European elections, the European Commission said on Thursday.
The tech companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct in October to tackle the spread of fake news, aiming to stave off more heavy-handed legislation.
Brussels is keen to address the threat of fake news or foreign interference during campaigning for the European Parliament elections in May and …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
