Group of more than 80 fact-checking organisations write open letter to YouTube's CEO, calling platform a major conduit of misinformation
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Google Adds £21m To EU Fake News Warchest
EU fund to fight fake news receives first investment, namely 25 million euros from Google, amid ongoing scrutiny of tech giant efforts
Donald Trump Threatens To Close Down Social Networking Firms
Twitter applies fact-checking alert to a tweet from US President Donald Trump as part of new policy on misleading information
New UK Police Unit Helped Close 40 Pirate Websites
PIPCU is fighting against copyright infringement by revoking domain names and putting pressure on advertisers, all without going to court
FACT Uses IBM Big Data Analytics To Track Down Online Pirates
The trade organisation credits the technology for eliminating in-cinema film recordings
SurfTheChannel Owner Gets Four Years In Prison
FACT and MPAA celebrate victory over Anton Vickerman
SurfTheChannel Piracy Platform Owner Found Guilty
Hollywood undercover agents involved in what may be the biggest UK copyright fraud case to date