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Europeans want decisive action against disinformation on the internet (www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de)
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Europeans want decisive action against disinformation on the internet::More than half of all EU citizens doubt the truthfulness of the information they find online. Recognizing false content and actively responding to it is easier for the young and the educated. Almost nine out of ten Europeans feel tech companies and policymakers both have a responsibility to combat...

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Already done for newspapers, television, news programs, movies

And it doesn't have to be done internet wide either ... everyone can still produce their own blog and share it.

The one section of the internet that should be heavily regulated is social media and internet companies that carry and control massive amounts of personal data. Regulate those few big internet and social media companies and 90 percent of the disinformation problems on the internet would be solved.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers are pretty much on the rise due to facebook groups dedicated to them, Village idiots that you would previously ignore now get online into an echochamber with idiots from far away places easily to circlejerk about their perceived superior intelligence about how others missed these simple clues.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Flat earth started as a meme, the village idiots saw a messiah, flat earth was their jesus in the toast moment and they took the bait.