The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) welcomes the government decision to set up a ‘counter disinformation unit’ – comprised of various departments across Whitehall to identify and respond to disinformation about COVID-19. The unit will work closely with social media companies and communications experts to monitor interference and limit the spread of disinformation. This decision follows proposals to increase the tightening of social media regulations, as the government are set to appoint Ofcom as the new online harm’s regulator. We remind members of their commitment to the CIPR code of conduct –…
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