The Independent covers crucial issues like reproductive rights and climate change while highlighting the importance of quality journalism free from paywalls. As UK elections approach, fears of misinformation echo past events like the Brexit referendum. Calls for legal changes arise to address misinformation and support credible sources on polling day. The BCS urges that mainstream media should be allowed to rebut online falsehoods to ensure informed voting. Donations enable independent reporting and maintain journalistic integrity at this pivotal time in political history.
Fears have been raised that the sort of election interference with fake stories and narratives on polling day which marred the Brexit referendum is still a threat in the UK.
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has said that restrictions on reporting on election days means that mainstream media is unable to counter narratives which could emerge as people go to the polls.
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