Facebook accused by Brussels over 'patchy' attitude to fake news
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from Technology | The Guardian on (#480AP)
EU commissioner warns internet firms in clampdown ahead of European elections
Facebook and its new head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, stand accused by Brussels of taking a "patchy, opaque, and self-selecting" approach to tackling disinformation.
The description was said to apply to a number of internet companies by the EU commissioner, Sir Julian King, at the publication of a progress report on the attempt to clamp down on fake news before May's European elections.
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