‘Fake News’ Causing Populism, Must be Censored, Says Italy’s Antitrust Chief

[rangerrebew]

‘Fake News’ Causing Populism, Must be Censored, Says Italy’s Antitrust Chief

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by Virginia Hale30 Dec 2016779


European Union (EU) nations must set up a network of public agencies to remove ‘fake news’ from circulation and impose fines, Italy’s antitrust chief has said.

Asserting that ‘fake news’ is driving populism, Giovanni Pitruzzella told the Financial Times the internet must not be allowed to remain a “wild west”.

The head of Italy’s competition body since 2011, he said the speed at which so-called fake news is censored “is a critical element”, and argued that such a task should be tackled by the state, and not be left to social media companies.

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/12/30/fake-news-must-censored-italy/

[skeeter]

Its plain to see the leftist morons in charge in the west are never going to acknowledge the real reasons behind the rise in populism, in fact they're doubling down all over.

Their utter intransigence does not bode well for the future, one way or the other.

[endicom]

Its plain to see the leftist morons in charge in the west are never going to acknowledge the real reasons behind the rise in populism, in fact they're doubling down all over.

Their utter intransigence does not bode well for the future, one way or the other.

There is no such 'populism.' That term is being used because 'fascism' has lost its bite.