Tag: DISINFORMATION

EU raises alarm over foreign information manipulation targeting Nigeria

Aminu Imam
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The European Union (EU) has warned that the surge in foreign information manipulation and disinformation poses a growing threat to Nigeria’s democracy, media integrity, and public trust. The warning was issued on Monday in Abuja, during a one-day capacity-building workshop on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) organised for members of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria, (DICAN). Delivering the opening remarks, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot said false or misleading information—whether generated for political influence, commercial benefit, or malicious deception—has become one of the most…

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Brussel says it is worried by disinformation ahead of EU election

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The European Commission on Tuesday expressed concerns about online disinformation campaigns potentially targeting next years European elections. Vice-President V?ra Jourov called on social media platforms to take action and singled out the Kremlin as one of the main drivers behind misleading online content, targeted at users in the European Union. EU citizens are to vote in a new European Parliament next June. The Russian state has engaged in the war of ideas to pollute our information space with half-truths and lies to create a false image that democracy is no…

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