The three Internet giants along with browser company Mozilla and trade associations representing the advertising industry signed a Code of Practice on Disinformation last fall agreeing to take measures against fake news as a crucial European election cycle gets underway.
This is why some specific steps have been taken at the EU level, like the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, which ensures transparency of political advertising and encourages decisive action against fake accounts on social media platforms.
Mobilizing the private sector to tackle disinformation through the implementation of EU-wide Code of practice on disinformation with the representation of major online platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla among others and subjected to regular report and possible regulatory action in case of unsatisfactory results.
We'll continue to work in partnership with the EU through its Code of Practice on Disinformation, including by publishing regular reports about our work to prevent abuse, as well as with governments, law enforcement, others in our industry and the NGO community to strengthen protections around elections, protect users, and help combat disinformation.
"The forum's first output should be an EU wide Code of Practice on Disinformation to be published by July 2018, with a view to having a measurable impact by October 2018," says the Commission. .
Morgan was adjudged by the PCC to have breached the code of practice but, against the odds, kept his job.
The UK has published a voluntary code of practice for manufacturers that shows how they can proof their creations against common attacks.
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes.
A couple of weeks ago, the Commission outed a voluntary industry Code of Practice aimed at tackling online disinformation which several tech platforms and adtech companies had agreed to sign up to, and which also presses for action in some of the same areas — including fake accounts and bots.
