ML-Implode News - Merkel, EU Heat Up "Counter" Propaganda Initiatives Against "Fake News", Russian Stations

Quoted by France 24, she said that "Today we have fake sites, bots, trolls -- things that regenerate themselves, reinforcing opinions with certain algorithms and we have to learn to deal with them." The chancellor said the challenge for democrats was to "reach and inspire people. However, should that fail, Merkel essentially suggested the time for censorship has come: "we must confront this phenomenon and if necessary, regulate it."
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Meanwhile, just as Merkel was launching Europe's war on "fake news", Europe's bureaucrats were one step ahead, and in a shocking move, on Wednesday the EU Parliament voted on a non-legislative resolution which calls for the EU to "respond to information warfare by Russia." Russian news websites RT and Sputnik news agency were alleged to be among the most dangerous "tools of Russian propaganda."

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Merkel, EU Heat Up "Counter" Propaganda Initiatives Against "Fake News", Russian Stations