CoP Monitor Report of Practice on Disinformation
Summary
After a revision of the 2018 Code, the “Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation” was adopted in 2022 by 34 (now 44) Signatories including major platforms. The updated Code introduces stronger monitoring requirements and reporting through quantitative Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Qualitative Reporting Elements (QREs), increased support for fact-checking, the establishment of a Transparency Centre for Signatory reporting and commits Signatories to collaborate and continuously update the Code through a Permanent Task-force.
This analysis examines the baseline reports published by the largest Signatories of the Strengthened Code in February 2023: Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok and Twitter/X. So far, no comprehensive, in-depth analysis of these reports has been published. Through a robust assessment scheme and three-stage coding process, we evaluated both qualitative and quantitative information provided by Signatories and assigned an overall score of 1 (poor), 2 (adequate) or 3 (good) for each Measure.