🇦🇺 Australia 1d ago · Aisha Down in London, Joseph Gedeon in Washington and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
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Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading European conference on disinformation, with Canada, Lithuania and the EU’s diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so, the Guardian understands.The conference, #Disinfo2026, taking place Wednesday and Thursday, is the annual meetup of Europe’s counter-disinformation community and ha

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