Plenary speech on countering fake news and Russian propaganda

Please see below the video of Marietje Schaake's speech in the European Parliament on 17 January:

Further information: 

New York Times article: "Fake news, Trumps obsession, is now a cudgel for Strongmen", 13 December 2017

ALDE Policy Paper on Fake News in Digital Media, 6 December 2017

Letter to the Commission on notice and action procedures, 5 December 2017

POLITICO article: "Commission confronted with dwindling timespan to regulate illegal content", 28 September 2017

Letter to Commissioner Ansip on notice and action directive, 9 May 2017

Reuters article: "EU lawmakers vote to make YouTube fight online hate speech", 25 April 2017

Plenary speech on the role of platforms, hate speech and fake news, 7 april 2017

Event in the European Parliament on the future of news in a hyperconnected world, 1 March 2017

Mashable article "Chelsea Clintons remembers the good old days when fake news was about aliens", 22 February 2017