This was published yesterday as part of the Fake News Inquiry - it's my response identifying important problems unaddressed in the recent UK and US proposals on responding to 'fake news':
'Building a stronger and more secure democracy in a digital age': A Response to Recent Interim Reports and Proposals by: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; & U.K. Parliament Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into Fake News.
Hope it's of interest... do share! Feedback welcome!
Apologies for cross posting...
Many thanks and best wishes,
Dr Emma L Briant, University of Essex
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