EU cites ‘anti-vaccine campaign’ as reason to toughen social media code

European Commission proposes more factchecking and algorithm changes to tackle disinformation

A massive anti-vaccination campaign" has been cited by the European Commission as a reason for social media platforms to intensify their factchecking and revise the internal algorithms that can amplify disinformation.

Under a revised code of practice proposed by Brussels, companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter would need to show why particular material is disseminated and prove that false information is being blocked.