Italian newspaper publishers on
Thursday emerged from a meeting at the Rome headquarters of
their federation calling on the government to regulate the
spread of fake news.
"The (Paolo) Gentiloni government should promote a roundtable
consultation among all professionals in the news and online
content production and distribution chain, to define together a
series of guidelines aimed at curbing fake news and placing
value on quality information," said professor Ruben Razzante,
who teaches information and communication law at the Catholic
University of Milan, at the presentation of the seventh edition
of the Information and Communication Law Manual.
"An authority at the European level is needed," said Lorenzo
Sassoli de Bianchi, president of advertisers' association UPA.
"In the meantime a self-regulating body could be created
through the self-regulating advertising institute. It could be a
rapid and effective solution," he said.
Maurizio Costa, president of the Italian Newspaper Publishers
Federation (FIEG) said a self-regulating authority "could
certainly be useful".
"There needs to be a regulation that ensures transparency and
competition," he said.
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