01/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission announced on Friday 1 October that eight new online platforms and organisations may join the European Code of Practice on Disinformation (see EUROPE 12557/26). “Eight potential new signatories (...) expressed their willingness to make commitments under the strengthened version” of the Code (see EUROPE 12727/12), the EU institution said in a statement. Potential signatories include the online video platform Vimeo, the app Clubhouse, the advertising technology provider DoubleVerify and the organisations Avaaz, Globsec, Logically, NewsGuard and WhoTargetsMe which are involved in the fight against disinformation. Last July, the European Commission and the digital platforms that signed the Code launched a joint appeal inviting more industry players to join them (see EUROPE 12772/11). (AC)