Google, Facebook and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake n...
FILE PHOTO: The outside of the Google offices in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
The tech companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct in October to tackle the spread of fake news, aiming to stave off more heavy-handed legislation. Europe’s Security Commissioner Julian King criticized the lack of progress on cracking down on fake news made by the three companies based on their monthly reports.
Facebook has not provided details of its actions against political ads in January nor the number of fake accounts deleted due to malicious activities targeting the European Union, the Commission said.
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