National Union of Journalists responds to UK government’s consultation (www.nuj.org.uk)

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The government wants to encourage social media platforms to promote quality journalism instead of clickbait inflammatory content.

The union says online misinformation, driven largely on social media, is a growing problem that needs to be addressed.

However, the NUJ warned that if these plans are to go ahead, the state must not be the arbiter of what is and what isn’t “trustworthy” as this would be a clear conflict of interest that could allow any government to shut down criticism and scrutiny

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