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Europe ministers say more resources needed to combat Russian disinformation online
Ministers from France, Germany, and Poland revealed on Monday (29 April) that the Russian disinformation network "Portal Kombat" has continued growing, with new websites targeting 19 member states and the Western Balkans, and called for more resources to tackle online disinformation ahead of June's EU elections.
French security services revealed in February the existence of an EU-wide pro-Russia propaganda network, dubbed “Portal Kombat,” with close to 200 websites spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine, and peddling the Kremlin narrative. It created an additional 31 websites in March to spread pro-Russian narratives, France’s EU Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday at the Jean Monnet house on the outskirts of Paris, alongside his German and Polish counterparts, after a meeting in a “Weimar Triangle” format. Social network platforms, which help to amplify pro-Russian rhetoric, also have obligations under the EU’s newly agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) to take down misleading content and take proactive steps to limit the spread of fake news.
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