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EU Commission presses platforms to de-monetise disinformation

As part of a wider bid to clamp down on harmful content on the internet, the European Commission has urged major digital platforms to take measures to de-monetise disinformation online.

Major platforms should take measures to de-monetise disinformation across their platforms, as part of the EU's wider bid to clamp down on harmful content online, the European Commission has said.

Speaking to MEPs in Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday (27 January), the Commission's Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, reiterated the commitments outlined in the EU executive's Democracy Action Plan, presented last year. [EPA-EFE/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / POOL]

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