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Sharon White said the arguments for independent regulation were compelling after one study showed that many users could not detect false information
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In a letter to the Times, she writes: they need to be more responsible when it comes to committing and monitoring content on their platforms, when this is likely to harm the public. "
It follows a study by Ofcom a week on how 22 people received their news, used Twitter and Facebook because it was easier to scroll and scan news feeds than to look for news elsewhere. [19659002] A logo on a Facebook page was enough for some to consider a post as an "official" source. Sharon White executive says the case for The regulation is "compelling" "clbad =" lazyload "data-src =" https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NINTCHDBPICT000352921135 -e1531509329290.jpg? w = {width} "data-sizes =" auto "data-img =" https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NINTCHDBPICT000352921135-e1531509329290.jpg ? strip = all & w = 960 "height =" 3624 "width =" 4394 "/>
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