More should be done by Twitter, Facebook, and Google in order to deal with bogus news or confront regulatory action, as said by the European Commission. The warning by the EU executive surfaced a year following a voluntary code of conduct was inked by the US tech giants along with Microsoft, Mozilla, and 7 European trade bodies to fight bogus news in a drive intended at fend off intrusive laws. Now, the Commission is outlining rules called the Digital Services Act. This would specify safety and liability guidelines for digital platforms, products, and services, a step that has already prompted worries in the tech business of heavy-handed intervention.

The most recent monthly report from the firms displayed a broad discrepancy between them and offered few particulars on the effect of the steps taken by the firms, as said in a joint statement by EU Security Chief Julian King, EU Digital Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, and EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova. They stated, “Across-the-board automated misinformation and misrepresentation continues and there is much to be carried out under all segments of the Code. We can’t acknowledge this as a new normal.” They asked the firms to work together with more independent bodies. Early next year, an assessment will be released by an independent consultant assigned by the Commission, trailed by the EU official’s own study.

Likewise, the most remarkable measure has been taken by Facebook to fight the spread of bogus news on the influential platform by launching on its US user interface a “News” tab, which will provide stories from reliable news groups. Facebook has collaborated with several established TV, digital, and print channels to offer stories, comprising ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and CBS News besides few of Fox’s local TV stations, Business Insider, Bloomberg, NPR, Gannett, the New Yorker, Time, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, BuzzFeed, and New York Post.