Big tech and social media firms criticised ahead of UK General Election

Tech giants acting individually will prove ineffective at countering misinformation

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Even before yesterday's announcement, there were growing concerns about the varying approaches of big tech and social media companies in tackling misinformation, deepfakes and the monitoring of online content.

Before the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fought the rain and D:Ream to confirm that the UK will go to the polls on 4th July, yesterday also saw the release of the final pieces of written evidence fom ...

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