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UK says to strengthen internet laws to fight Russian disinformation

FILE PHOTO: British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain June 21, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

Britain is proposing a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said on Monday.

The law would tackle fake accounts on platforms such as Meta's Facebook and Twitter that were set up on behalf of foreign states to influence elections or court proceedings, the government said.

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