Re: EU Set to Implement Rigid "Govt Truths Only" Law

"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote in 
news:[email protected]:

> https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/31/eu-to-set-disinformation-code-
in-stone-by-january
> 
> The 2022 code of practice on disinformation is set to be
> formalised under the Digital Services Act.
> 
> The EU’s voluntary code of practice on disinformation is
> set to be turned into a formal set of rules under the Digital
> Services Act (DSA) by January, according to the Irish media
> regulator.
> 
> Paul Gordon, the assistant director at the Irish digital
> services coordinator Coimisiúin na Meán, told a conference
> in Brussels this week that work is currently under way to
> convert the current code of practice into a more formal code.
> 
> The process should be concluded by January, he said during
> the conference, organised by European Fact-Checking Standards
> Network, adding: “For platforms it should lead to more
> meaningful engagement, it should not be a tick the box
> exercise.”
> 
> The 2022 code of practice on disinformation – now signed by
> 44 companies including Google, Meta and TikTok – sets out a
> broad range of voluntary commitments and measures to counter
> online disinformation, such as transparency of political
> advertising and cooperation during elections.
> 
> A spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed that
> the Code “aims to become recognised as a ‘Code of Conduct’
> under the DSA, becoming part of the DSA’s co-regulatory
> framework for signatories that are Very Large Online Platforms.”
> 
> . . .
> 
>    In the USA, prominent (Dem) pols, including John Kerry,
>    lament that the 1st amendment is a pain in the ass when
>    it comes to eliminating inconvenient truths and perspectives
>    and suggest it ought to be eliminated.

I'm not going to rely on the EU Government and various media companys to 
determine what the facts are and which are meaningful to me to form 
opinions.

Yes there is a fair amount of hype and misinformation out there.  However 
people need to research to form opinions and engage in discussions to 
determine what the facts are and what matters to them.  If the public needs 
to be protected from differing viewpoints, perhaps the public should be 
encouraged to think for themselves and discuss topics civily.  We had this 
before the governments started to interfere in education, discussions, and 
trying to change the landscape of how people should be allowed to think and 
various government and corporate entities organize again to reshape the 
stupidity of the public for their own gains.