• The European Union is taking new measures to deal with deep fakes, fake accounts and source of fake information.
• The social media and technology companies need to submit the key data to their countries according to the new regulation.
• This will help in eradicating the spread of disinformation.

The European Union is taking new steps to combat deep fakes, phoney accounts; and sources of phoney data.

Companies that do not comply with the amended requirements; will be fined heavily.

According to the new rule, social media and technology businesses; must give essential data to their respective countries.

The businesses will report on how much bogus data; has been removed and blocked. This will aid in the suppression of misinformation.

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Despite the fact that this voluntary code was launched in 2018; it will soon become a co-regulation programme. The thirty signatories will be informed of their duties; by the regulators. Many technological and social media companies are among the signatories.

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