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How Meta, X, other platforms handle disinformation under UK lawmakers' inquiry

( January 15, 2025, 13:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Threats to democracy from online disinformation will be examined by UK lawmakers as part of a parliamentary inquiry confirmed today. The inquiry, led by the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Lords, is set to look at the effects of social-media algorithm shifts that favor “more controversial and incendiary content to increase platform engagement,” committee chair Emily Thornberry said. Written evidence to the inquiry is invited until Feb. 24.Statement follows....

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