The European Commission is pushing for stronger rules around online disinformation

The European Commission is pushing for stronger rules around online disinformation, according to guidance released Wednesday.

The guidance calls for reinforcing the European Union’s Code of Practice on Disinformation with stronger commitments from the tech companies that have signed onto the code that was launched in 2018.

It notably urges the code to be updated to call for tech companies to demonetize content with disinformation.

“Threats posed by disinformation online are fast evolving and we need to step up our collective action to empower citizens and protect the democratic information space,” Věra Jourová, vice president for values and transparency, said in a statement.