https://tech.newstatesman.com/policy/social-media-disinformation-online-harms

(Misinformation is factually incorrect information that is shared without the intention to mislead; disinformation is incorrect information shared with the intention to mislead. For brevity, this piece will use the term ‘disinformation’ to cover both.) 

In recent weeks, calls for social media companies to act more aggressively on hate speech and disinformation have reached an echoing din. More than 100 companies are boycotting Facebook, and Twitter and Reddit have both removed users and content. This will likely be well-received by MPs and peers backing the expedited implementation of the UK’s Online Harms bill – legislation that aims to designate a spectrum of ‘harmful’ online speech and regulate against it.