Ahead of 2019 elections
Fake news is real, but the worst purveyors are not the so-called 'mainstream media' pilloried so often by conservatives, but rather a host of social media that spread often-dangerous rumors and conspiracy theories. Governments like the EU are finally beginning to takesteps to corral platforms and sites that generate and relay such stories, and hopefully the platforms themselves will police the messages being spread on their media. Free speech is a basic right, of course, but it also carries with it the duty to respect the rights of others. For more on this, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development. §1.9 §1.10 §5.1 §6.1 §6.10
