United Nations Countering 'Deadly Disinformation' Through Creation Of 'Digital Army'
Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The United Nations (U.N.) says it is battling mis- and disinformation on social media and beyond through what it calls a "digital army" located across the globe.
United Nations Office Geneva, on July 20, 2019. (saiko3p/shutterstock)In an Aug. 19 press release, U.N. officials said peacekeepers throughout the world are building the "digital army" through smartphones, editing apps, and "innovative approaches" as part of efforts to "fight back against falsehoods that can trigger tensions, violence, or even death."
The intergovernmental organization has also been monitoring how mis- and disinformation and hate speech can "attack health, security, stability" as well as progress towards its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), officials said.
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