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Fake news and hate speech online

Fake news and hate speech online.

Watch this video, where Pier Luigi Parcu, from the European University Institute, answers the question: “How do you explain the increase in the online diffusion of false information and radical opinions?”

Share your view!

Pier Luigi Parcu argues that the fact that digital platforms do not assume editorial responsibility is one of the reasons explaining the spread of false information. Do you think it is the responsibility of these platforms or of other actors to filter information in order to avoid the spread of false information?

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