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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Nobel peace prize winners call for action on online disinformation

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Campaigners have called for an end to the ‘surveillance for profit’ business model used by social media platforms. Photograph: Matthew Vincent/PA

A group of Nobel peace prize winners have called on governments to adopt a technology action plan to tackle the “existential threat” to democracies posed by online disinformation, hate speech and abuse.

The 10-point manifesto was presented by the 2021 Nobel laureates, campaigning journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa, in Oslo on Friday. It warns that the potential for technology to advance societies has been undermined by the business models of the dominant online platforms.

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