Big-tech must up fight against Russian disinformation, says EU values chief

Twitter infected more than any other social platform

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Big-tech must up fight against Russian disinformation, says EU values chief

It's not business as usual, says EU VP with childhood memories of Russian tanks rolling into Czechoslovakia: it's a war to defend democracy.

Social media platforms must do more to defend democracy against Russian information warfare ahead of European elections next year, the bloc's vice president of values told a meeting of Big Tech fir...

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