Yesterday I spoke at @DefendDemocracy about the role of disinformation on social media leading up to the US & Brazil insurrections. 1/
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EU Parliamentarian @kimvsparrentak on role of #BigTech in US & Brazil insurrections, on EU's #DigitalServicesAct & on EU's upcoming #DefenceOfDemocracy package.

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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kimvsparrentak/status/1613199597685334025

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@DefendDemocracy A global fascism/far right is on the rise, facilitated by profit-driven tech companies that systematically continue to recommend and amplify disinformation. The EU cannot afford to be naive in the current geopolitical situation. 2/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kimvsparrentak/status/1613199699166564352

Kim van Sparrentak (@kimvsparrentak)

A global fascism/far right is on the rise, facilitated by profit-driven tech companies that systematically continue to recommend and amplify disinformation. The EU cannot afford to be naive in the current geopolitical situation. 2/

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@DefendDemocracy I count upon the @EU_Commisison to go further and present strict rules against disinformation and polarising recommender algorithms in the EU’s upcoming #DefenceOfDemocracy package. 3/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kimvsparrentak/status/1613199821556387840

Kim van Sparrentak (@kimvsparrentak)

I count upon the @EU_Commisison to go further and present strict rules against disinformation and polarising recommender algorithms in the EU’s upcoming #DefenceOfDemocracy package. 3/

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