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By Foo Yun Chee

Jun 17 2022 7:00AM

EU gets tough with new code of practice.

Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better

Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft agreed on Thursday to take a tougher line against disinformation under an updated EU code of practice that could hit them with hefty fines if they fail to do so. More than 30 signatories including advertising bodies have committed to the updated ...

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