Poland urges Facebook and YouTube to stop ‘disinformation’

Polish President Andrzej Duda met with his representatives, including the CEO of Google-owned Facebook and YouTube, to discuss Russia’s alleged “disinformation” on the two platforms.

The Polish government has taken a controversial approach to online censorship, pushing laws to protect citizens’ right to free speech from Silicon Valley censorship, while also putting pressure on tech giants to fight Russia’s so-called “disinformation.” . conflict in Ukraine.

Duda recently met with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Facebook’s vice president of international affairs and former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, to discuss the issue.

With Polish Periods (translated):

According to the statement made by the Presidential Office, Prime Ministerial Ministers Pawel Schrot and Wojciech Kolarski as well as presidential adviser Andrzej Zibertowicz attended the meeting.

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A few days ago, Andrzej Duda received Nick Clegg, head of Meta, at the Presidential Palace. Founded late last year, the company has brands like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

The main subjects of the negotiations were the company’s activities in Poland and the region during the war in Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda spoke about misinformation, misinformation and preventing the spread of harmful content.

In the past, the Duda government has shown interest in combating political censorship by Silicon Valley companies.

After President Trump censored social media platforms in late 2020, which ended a presidential ban in January 2021, the ruling Conservative government passed legislation establishing a free speech tribunal that could rule millions. -Million euro fines for technology companies that do not rotate content. , the court found wrong censorship.

Allum Bohari is senior technical correspondent for Breitbart News. He is the author of #DELETED: Big Tech’s War to Delete the Trump Movement and Steal the Election. follow him Twitter @LibertarianBlue.