Regulator reacts with "weary cynicism" as UK acts on fake news
By Jane Whyatt
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has set up a special government department to tackle fake news. The National Security Communications Unit is based in the Cabinet Office. It is backed by Artificial Intelligence power to spot any online mention of terrorism, and Home Secretary Amber Rudd has travelled to Silicon Valley in the USA to ask internet companies for co-operation in removing suspect content from social media and search engine listings.
This follows a similar move by French President Émannuel Macron. Germany’s Angela Merkel has gone further and her government has enacted the controversial NetzDG or “Facebook Law“ which…
