The European Commission on Friday identified several shortfalls in the way Facebook, Google and Twitter are handling the threat of disinformation, less than a week before European Union elections get under way.
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As the electoral campaigns ahead of the crucial European Parliamentary elections will start in March, the EU need to see more progress on the commitments made by Facebook, Google and Twitter to fight disinformation, it said.
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