Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These eight Central and Eastern European countries urged platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to take concrete steps to combat disinformation, in a letter signed by their respective prime ministers, Reuters reported on Wednesday (March 29).
“Information manipulation and foreign interference, including disinformation, are used to destabilize our countries, weaken our democracies, derail Moldova’s and Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, and weaken our support for Ukraine in the context of the war in Russian aggression,” the statement read. letter sent to the media.
“Big tech companies must be vigilant and not allow themselves to be manipulated. They must take steps to ensure that their platform is not used to spread propaganda or disinformation that promotes war, justifies war crimes, crimes against humanity, or other forms of violence”. “
A threat to democracies
To achieve this goal, the eight nations suggest ways such as making the way in which the algorithms of these platforms are designed more transparent and informing the public more about the policies implemented by these companies.
In addition, they are encouraged to dedicate sufficient staff and funds to content moderation, which is not the case on a social network like Twitter, and to deal with the growing threat of “deepfakes” and misinformation induced by the use of hacking tools. artificial intelligence.
“This is a call to action because foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation campaigns, poses a threat to democracy, stability, and national security. Big tech companies have the power to be essential allies in our common effort to combat these hostile attacks on democracies and the rules-based international order.”
Source: BFM TV
