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United against disinformation

EDMO updates - 2nd Edition, January 2021

EDMO ROLE IN EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY ACTION PLAN

While the European Commission sets out measures to promote free and fair elections, strengthen media freedom and counter disinformation, EDMO has an important role to play in the Action Plan, in developing a framework to ensure an effective data disclosure for research on disinformation and in strengthening media literacy.

Workshop on the first year of implementation of the code of conduct on disinformation

The workshop engaged different stakeholders in the reflection on the shortcomings of the Code of Practice on Disinformation and its implementation, and discussed possible solutions. The Report will be published soon.

Take ouR survey on training needs for stakEholders

To help identify the most relevant topics for EDMO’s training sessions, the f irst online survey for stakeholders working on online disinformation was launched today. The survey closes on 10 February 2021.

EDMO call for comment on GDPR article 40 working group

Last November, we asked for comments from interested stakeholders regarding EDMO’s intention to launch a new Working Group on ‘Access to Data Held by Digital Platforms for the Purposes of Social Scientific Research.’ The working group will develop a Code of Conduct under Article 40 of the General Data Protection Regulation. Results will be published soon.

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17 February 2021

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Workshop on using AI for fact-checking

The workshop will bring together private companies that are developing AI based fact checking tools with fact checkers and journalists to share experiences of good practices, limits and risks encountered in their work.

SNIPPETS

IIEA Webinar on misinformation challenges for European Democracies and the role of EDMO: Professor Miguel Poiares Maduro, Chair of the Executive Board of the EDMO, spoke to the Institute of International and European Affairs about the threat of misinformation and the role of the European Digital Media Observatory.

Workshop on Language Technology vs. Disinformation: Paula Gori (EUI) and Nikos Sarris (ATC) presented EDMO Policy, Technical Infrastructure and Tools at the Workshop organised by DG Connect and Crosslang on language technologies supporting the fight against the deliberate, large-scale and systematic spreading of disinformation.

EDMO and the EC digital policy approach: Elda Brogi (EUI) and Iva Nenadic (EUI) discuss the European plan to increase transparency and accountability of the gatekeeper online platforms to protect democracy and EDMO`s role in the Commission’s digital policy approach on MediaLaws.

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