EU urges US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants

EU urges US to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants

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https://apnews.com/e59085f31f7c4848ec8dfd5e7c1ff013

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to help draw up a common rule book to rein in the power of big tech companies like Facebook and Twitter and combat the spread of fake news that is eating away at Western democracies.

In a speech to the Davos World Economic Forum, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged the Biden administration to join forces against “the darker sides of the digital world,” which she said was partly behind the “shock” storming of Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.