Digital Gangsters, Disinformation and Dark Adverts: The UK Parliament DCMS Report

The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has concluded an 18-month investigation into online disinformation and the privacy practices of companies such as Facebook. Damian Collins, committee chairman, warns that democracy is at risk from malicious and relentless targeting of citizens with disinformation from unidentifiable sources. The report covers areas such as political campaigning, digital advertising and manipulation via online misinformation. The report concludes that companies such as Facebook should be brought under regulatory control.