Facebook says it has shut down some Italian accounts that were phony and pages that were spreading fake news ahead of European Union parliamentary elections.
Facebook shut down phony Italian accounts and pages spreading fake news ahead of European Union parliamentary elections, prompting opposition lawmakers to call Monday for tougher laws to curb online misinformation.
"This is more proof that lies designed to sow hate and division in our societies are being spread deliberately on social media ahead of the EU elections," Avaaz campaign director Christoph Schott said. News of the shuttered pages"show the urgency of an intervention by Parliament," said a statement signed by nearly 40 Democratic senators.
He added that Facebook"does its business and it does it well. What I care about is that the elections are crystal-clear, transparent, well organized."
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