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Ofcom publishes paper discussing false information online

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Published on: 31 August 2022

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LNB News 31/08/2022

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Issue Date: 31 August 2022

Published Date: 31 August 2022

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

Ofcom has published a discussion paper which provides information to aid understanding of online false information in the UK, and includes research on the availability and potential impact of false information online. The paper also explores data sources and research techniques that can be used to investigate false information, as the scale of content generated and shared has increased so much that new approaches may be required to provide further analysis and limit the spread of this false information in the future.

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