Lightning is a fascinating albeit destructive manifestation of nature. Estimates on the average number of persons killed by lightning every year range from 6000 to as many as 24 000 worldwide. Lightning is also the cause of power outages, forest fires and damages to electronics and infrastructure amounting to billions of euros each year, making […]
Today the European Commission published the latest monthly reports from Google, Twitter, and Facebook, on the progress made in February towards meeting their commitments to fight disinformation. The online platforms are all signatories of the Code of Practice against disinformation and have committed to report their progress in the run up to the European Parliament […]
This event will present the results and policy recommendations of a new study: "The playing field in audiovisual advertising: What does it look like and who is playing?". This new report investigates the playing field of audiovisual advertising in which both legacy audiovisual media services and new online services are operating and provides recommendations for […]
On 27 February 2019, the Commission organised a stakeholders workshop as part of the preparatory works on two sets of guidelines required by the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD): on the practical implementation of the notion of "essential functionality" in the definition of video-sharing platforms (VSPs) (Recital 5) and on certain aspects of the rules […]
The Commission has received Monthly Reports from Google, Facebook and Twitter addressing actions taken during February 2019 towards implementation of the commitments on electoral integrity. These Reports are part of the intermediate targeted monitoring of the Code of Practice against disinformation ahead of the European Parliament elections in May 2019 and follow up on the […]
