Europe’s Gaza misinformation crackdown could set a dangerous precedent

Press quote (Fast Company)
18 October 2023

“They won’t be able to have an open and frank dialogue about what they think works and what doesn’t work and why,” says Zach Meyers, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, a European think-tank. “They’re going to be really nervous about the fact that certain commissioners think that they can score some political points by making it public and taking an aggressive approach.” 

...“There was a real concern from a number of countries that it would turn into a censor’s charter, and it would create a whole lot of murky, gray area where you’d have content that isn’t illegal, but it is illegal if you put it on social media,” Meyers says.