The European Union has launched a campaign this week aimed at tackling the formidable flow of propaganda from Russia, which many European leaders fear is destabilising the continent.
Heads of government met in Brussels yesterday to ask Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, to draw up a detailed plan to counter Russia’s “disinformation campaigns” by June. Before then, the EU will launch a joint task force, currently known as ‘Mythbusters’ which will monitor Russian media to identify falsehoods and issue corrections.
While exact details of the initiative are unknown, the campaign is expected to include efforts to produce and …read more
Source: Newsweek
