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How the EU Spent €650 Million to Define What You Can Say | MCC Brussels Deep Dive

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In this episode of MCC Deep Dives, Dr Norman Lewis joins John O’Brien to discuss his new report Manufacturing Misinformation.The European Commission claims it is protecting “digital safety” and “media responsibility”. In truth, as Lewis shows, it is funding a vast network of projects that aim to control public debate by defining what counts as hate speech and disinformation.Over €650 million has already been spent. Hundreds of initiatives, many cloaked in the language of academic research and youth engagement, are working to set the boundaries of acceptable opinion.This is not a rumour or an internet fantasy. It is detailed in official databases, published in project reports, and paid for by the European taxpayer.Watch the full interview to find out what Brussels does not want discussed in polite society.

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In this episode of MCC Deep Dives, Dr Norman Lewis joins John O’Brien to discuss his new report Manufacturing Misinformation. The European Commission claims it is protecting “digital safety” and “media responsibility”. In truth, as Lewis shows, it is funding a vast network of projects that aim to control public debate by defining what counts as hate speech and disinformation. Over €650 million has already been spent. Hundreds of initiatives, many cloaked in the language of academic research...

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