"Fake news" measures seriously Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Cooperation with a major IT company November 17, 4:26
While the spread of fake information on the Internet, so-called fake news, has become a global problem, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is planning to discuss measures with major IT companies called “platformers”.
SNS and fake news spread on the Internet have become a major problem in overseas elections, such as the US presidential election, and there are cases in Japan where fake information spreads during disasters. The
Regarding such fake news, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has held an expert meeting to discuss how to deal with problems that may become more serious in the future.
Specifically, the government's major domestic and foreign IT companies called “Platformers” such as Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and LINE, as well as the private sector that performs “Fact Check” to confirm the authenticity of information Call a group and consider measures.
However, if the government obliges the deletion of information such as SNS, there is a strong concern that it may infringe freedom of expression, so it is not regulated by law at present, but voluntary by “platformer” etc. Countermeasures are assumed.
The expert meeting will compile the final recommendations within the year.
Fake news measures In the world
Major IT companies and governments around the world are taking measures to spread the spread of fake news.
Last month, in the United States, Facebook started a new news distribution for next year's presidential election, posting only articles provided by about 200 reliable media outlets such as the Washington Post and FOX TV.
The company also announced that it will delete accounts and posts by foreign forces for the purpose of information manipulation and will strengthen measures to prevent the spread of fake information.
Twitter will stop publishing political advertisements this month, with politicians paying costs and sending out policies and messages, based on criticism that political advertisements seen on SNS contain many errors. Announcing.
On the other hand, the EU = European Union created a “Code of Conduct” last year that summarizes countermeasures against false information, and demands that major IT companies such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter take measures based on this code.
Based on this code, “Platformers” and others have announced their efforts, and the EU will verify the content and seek further action as necessary.