Fight against disinformation

The meeting was an opportunity to discuss what has been done to date to combat disinformation and the spread of harmful content, as well as to assess the effectiveness of such activities. The interlocutors raised the issue of strengthening cooperation with external entities that verify the reliability of information around the world as well as with national public authorities.

In times of an ongoing information war, it is a challenge for both social network providers and public authorities to ensure access to reliable information for people using social networking services.

Appeal to representatives of digital companies

EU countries are aware that platforms such as Facebook can step up their efforts to combat disinformation. In March 2022, EU ministers responsible for digital and electronic communications issued a joint appeal to representatives of digital companies, in particular large online platforms, to take additional measures aimed at countering Russian disinformation online.

New technologies can also play a very positive role in reducing the impact of the refugee crisis by supporting civic organisations and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Meta Platforms

American technology conglomerate based in California. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg along with Eduard Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chrisen Hughesen; originally TheFacebook.com, later Facebook.

The company is considered one of the so-called Big Five IT companies, alongside Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft