24/10/2023
Dissident broadcasting station Radio Free Europe, which beams pro-democracy programming at states with little functioning freedom, such as Russia, reports that European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has urged Google, Microsoft, Meta, and TikTok to do more to tackle what she called Russia's "multimillion-euro weapon of mass manipulation" ahead of elections in Europe. Jourova on September 26 also singled out X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it had the largest ratio of fake news posts compared with those on the larger platforms. "The Russian state has engaged in the war of ideas to pollute our information space with half-truth and lies to create a false image that democracy is no better than autocracy," Jourova said. It has been noted by LGBTQIA activists that Russian state sponsored misinformation often targets Western multiculturalism and tolerance of diversity to try and undermine our democratic institutions with right wing conspiracies. Radio Free Europe can be found online, on shortwave radio and on satellite frequencies.
