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EU wants tech giants to report monthly on virus fake news

by Associated Press
| June 10, 2020 6:03 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official warned online platforms like Google and Facebook on Wednesday to step up the fight against fake news, coming notably from countries like China and Russia, but she praised the approach of Twitter for fact-checking a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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