American And European Internets Drift Further Apart

08/01/2025 8 min

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Episode Synopsis

A growing chasm between US and EU online worlds emerges as Meta ends fact-checking in the US but retains it in Europe, reflecting stark differences in regulation and attitudes toward misinformation. The EU's stricter laws, like the Digital Services Act, clash with America's hands-off approach, raising alarms over AI-fueled disinformation and the splintering of a once-unified global web.

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