Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces measures on social media and fake news, with a focus on protection of minors, anonymity and dangerous deepfakes.
At a time when digital information is critically shaping public opinion, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlights the challenges brought by social media and the explosive spread of fake news, highlighting the need for immediate and effective interventions. Focusing in particular on the risks faced by children and teenagers online, but also on the impact of anonymity and evolving technologies such as deepfakes, it puts the focus on the development of a stronger framework for control. At the same time, it underlines that national initiatives can act as a catalyst for broader European developments, putting pressure on the major digital platforms to take greater responsibility at a time when the protection of public debate and the democratic process is becoming increasingly more urgent.
Within this context, the debate shifts from the identification of the problem to the search for concrete solutions, as the speed of information dissemination and the influence of digital platforms make a more targeted and coordinated intervention necessary. The next movements are expected to define not only the limits of social media, but also how to ensure in practice the credibility of information and protection of the most vulnerable users.
Positioning on social media and Fake news
The first area is the protection of children and adolescents from social media. As soon as we do something at national level, all this will translate into European level. The big companies will also comply. At the same time, we must also safeguard the public space. There was fake news in ancient Athens too, but what is happening today is out of control. What is happening now with anonymity, the problems arising from deepfakes, are challenges for everyone and especially for those of us facing elections soon.
