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Ofcom ‘needs emergency powers’ to tackle misinformation online

The Times & The Sunday Times
Summary
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59% Informative

Centre for Countering Digital Hate ( CCDH ) proposes emergency powers to fight misinformation and deamplify harmful posts to prevent public disorder.

Proposed emergency powers could put platforms and their proprietors, such as Elon Musk , on a collision course with the regulator.

CCDH proposed the amendments after an emergency meeting on August 16 to discuss the role of social media in the riots.

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56

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53

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27

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

75

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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