Social media companies have failed to stop “large-scale” Russian disinformation campaigns since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has said.
The study, published on Wednesday, looks at attempts to deal with Kremlin-backed disinformation and suggests the rise has been “driven in particular by the dismantling of Twitter’s safety standards”.
Earlier this month tougher rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) were introduced for the world’s biggest online platforms.
The study concluded that if the DSA had been operational before last month, social media companies would have breached their legal duties - resulting in possible fines.
“Over the course of 2022, the audience and reach of Kremlin-aligned social media accounts increased substantially all over Europe,” the study found.
The report also refers to a tweet from 9 April in which Elon Musk confirmed his platform would no longer “limit” Kremlin-run accounts.
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Social media companies have failed to stop “large-scale” Russian disinformation campaigns since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has said.
The study, published on Wednesday, looks at attempts to deal with Kremlin-backed disinformation and suggests the rise has been “driven in particular by the dismantling of Twitter’s safety standards”.
Earlier this month tougher rules under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) were introduced for the world’s biggest online platforms.
The study concluded that if the DSA had been operational before last month, social media companies would have breached their legal duties - resulting in possible fines.
“Over the course of 2022, the audience and reach of Kremlin-aligned social media accounts increased substantially all over Europe,” the study found.
The report also refers to a tweet from 9 April in which Elon Musk confirmed his platform would no longer “limit” Kremlin-run accounts.
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