Highlights - Study: Societal costs of “fake news” in the Digital Single Market - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

This study explores the mechanisms of fake news and their societal costs in the Digital Single Market.

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Provider: 
European ParliamentEuropean Parliament
URL: 
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.htmlhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html
Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 11, 2019
Information
Tags: 
Human behavior, Disinformation, Fake news, Internet culture, Social engineering, IMCO, Deception, Communication
Summary
Key Points: 
  • This study explores the mechanisms of fake news and their societal costs in the Digital Single Market.
  • It describes the risks to the integrity of information and to the integrity of elections.
  • It highlights the roles of the various actors involved in the production and amplification of such information disorders.
  • The study has been provided by Policy Department A at the request of the IMCO committee.
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