{"id":2373,"date":"2019-02-27T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T07:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=2373"},"modified":"2019-02-27T08:29:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T07:29:44","slug":"azzjoni-kontra-l-informazzjoni-falza","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/azzjoni-kontra-l-informazzjoni-falza\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking action on disinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The European Commission has presented an\u00a0<\/span>action plan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0intended to counter\u00a0<\/span>the spread of disinformation across Europe. The intention is to ensure that the democratic systems of the EU and its Member States are adequately protected<\/span>, in view of the 2019 European Parliament elections.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The action plan focuses on\u00a0<\/span>four key areas<\/span><\/a>, with the intention of strengthening cooperation betwe<\/span>en the EU and its Member States. It prioritises the need for the EU to be better equipped to detect instances\u00a0<\/span>of disinformation, both within Member States, and the EU\u2019s neighbouring countries. It also looks towards the setting up\u00a0<\/span>of a Rapid Alert System<\/span>\u00a0between the EU and Member States. This would facilitate data sharing on the circulation of disinformation, and assist with communication of the EU\u2019s values and policies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The plan also looks to ensure that disinformation does not impact the 2019 elections<\/span>\u00a0by stepping up efforts to close fake online acc<\/span>ounts, and immediately detect<\/span>\u00a0disinformation campaigns<\/span>, in both traditional and online media sources<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Finally, it looks towards raising awareness on EU institutions and empowering citizens through media literacy. This would help citizens to tell when information being presented is false.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, please click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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