All states members of the European Union, including Cyprus,[/B] will now be covered by the EU nodes against misinformation of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), according to a Commission statement.
As announced, the EU will set up six new anti-disinformation nodes under EDMO, which is an independent platform for fact-checkers, academic researchers and other relevant stakeholders.
MedDMO (Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory) will cover Greece, Malta and Cyprus and is coordinated by the National Centre for Research & Technology Development in Greece.
The new hubs are expected to be operational in early 2023 and will contribute to the work of the existing eight hubs which have been operational since 2021. The aim of the project is to create an interdisciplinary community to build a network capable of identifying and analysing disinformation campaigns, organising media literacy activities at national or multinational level and other activities supporting the fight against misinformation.
"Ensuring transparency, raising public awareness and fact-checking are some of the most important tools we have to eliminate misinformation online," said Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Yurova.
"We will continue to build on the experience of the European Digital Media Watch in the context of the Code of Conduct on misinformation. This will also strengthen efforts to counter Russian war propaganda in all EU countries and in all languages," he added.
For his part, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton noted that EDMO's contribution will be important in the context of actions against misinformation.
"The new Digital Services Act, which has just entered into force and is the cornerstone of the EU's drive to make the online space safer, will significantly enhance our fight against misinformation," he added. Each of the new national and regional hubs will cover one or more of the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Romania, Slovenia and Germany.
The six organisations selected as hubs are LAKMUSZ - EDMO (Hungary), GADMO- German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory (Germany and Austria), BROD - Bulgarian-Romanian Observatory of Digital Media (Bulgaria and Romania), MedDMO - Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (Greece, Malta and Cyprus), ADMO - Adria Digital Media Observatory (Croatia and Slovenia) and BECID - Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).
Source: CNA
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