Article 49B57 Key points from parliamentary inquiry into disinformation

Key points from parliamentary inquiry into disinformation

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David Pegg
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At 108 pages and covering a wide terrain, comprehensive report damns Facebook

Weighing in at 108 pages, the final report of the parliamentary committee investigating disinformation makes devastating reading for Facebook, which is accused of greedily squeezing as much profit out of user data as possible, while deceiving or obstructing anyone daring to scrutinise the company's activities.

The committee's inquiry has covered an extraordinary amount of terrain in its 18-month lifespan, from Russian election interference to cash-for-passport schemes, and the report is similarly comprehensive.

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