Italy too struggling with spread of fake news
It isn’t just America struggling with the spread of fake news, or in the most recent parlance, “alternative facts”.
On Feb. 2 Italian newspaper publishers called for government help in stopping the spread of fake news following a meeting at the Rome headquarters of their federation.
“The government should promote consultation among all professionals in the news and online content production and distribution chain to define a series of guidelines aimed at curbing fake news and placing value on quality information,” Ruben Razzante, a professor of information and communication law at Catholic University of Milan, told the conference.
On Feb. 2 Italian newspaper publishers called for government help in stopping the spread of fake news following a meeting at the Rome headquarters of their federation.
“The government should promote consultation among all professionals in the news and online content production and distribution chain to define a series of guidelines aimed at curbing fake news and placing value on quality information,” Ruben Razzante, a professor of information and communication law at Catholic University of Milan, told the conference.
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