CBC/Radio-Canada joins global media fight against disinformation

Google, Facebook, Twitter also join BBC-led Trusted News CharterTORONTO — CBC/Radio-Canada says it is joining forces with other media partners to fight the global spread of disinformation. Canada’s national public broadcaster announced Monday it has joined the Trusted News Charter, a BBC-led initiative to strengthen measures to protect audiences from disinformation.The charter is the result of the Trusted News Summit, convened earlier this summer by the BBC, and includes a commitment to collaborate on source authentication, civic information, media education, and other responses to disinformation, CBC/Radio-Canada said in a news release announcing its participation in the Trusted News Charter. The...