Maldita.es

Report March 2025

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Permanent Task-Force

Commitment 37

Signatories commit to participate in the permanent Task-force. The Task-force includes the Signatories of the Code and representatives from EDMO and ERGA. It is chaired by the European Commission, and includes representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Task-force can also invite relevant experts as observers to support its work. Decisions of the Task-force are made by consensus.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 37.1 Measure 37.2 Measure 37.3 Measure 37.4 Measure 37.5 Measure 37.6

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Measure 37.6

Signatories agree to notify the rest of the Task-force when a Commitment or Measure would benefit from changes over time as their practices and approaches evolve, in view of technological, societal, market, and legislative developments. Having discussed the changes required, the Relevant Signatories will update their subscription document accordingly and report on the changes in their next report.

QRE 37.6.1

Signatories will describe how they engage in the work of the Task-force in the reporting period, including the sub-groups they engaged with.

Fundación Maldita.es takes part in five different sub-groups within the Task-force: Crisis Response SG (and the Elections Working-Group), Monitoring & Reporting SG, Empowering Fact-checkers SG and Generative AI SG. By attending every meeting of these subgroups, we have shared insights from our daily fight against disinformation, different narratives we encounter and the challenges possessed by AI, as well as what we perceive as shortcomings of other signatories when it comes to fighting and measuring disinformation, particularly during crises and elections. Furthermore, we have raised concerns from the fact-checking community and given constant feedback on the decisions that were being taken.

Monitoring of the Code

Commitment 38

The Signatories commit to dedicate adequate financial and human resources and put in place appropriate internal processes to ensure the implementation of their commitments under the Code.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

Measure 38.1

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?

Measure 38.1

Relevant Signatories will outline the teams and internal processes they have in place, per service, to comply with the Code in order to achieve full coverage across the Member States and the languages of the EU.

QRE 38.1.1

Relevant Signatories will outline the teams and internal processes they have in place, per service, to comply with the Code in order to achieve full coverage across the Member States and the languages of the EU.

In order to comply with our commitments under the Code, the entire Public Policy and Institutional Development team is in charge of duties related to both reporting information and engaging with the Task-Force, other signatories and different relevant actors that could contribute to the implementation of the Code. These include contacts with civil society organisations, researchers, public authorities, and online platforms within the Code and also with potential partners that are not yet signatories.
Meanwhile, Fundación Maldita’s debunking team closely searches for and monitors different narratives and networks that promote disinformation, providing valuable evidence to alert relevant Signatories of potential policy breaches or act as an early-warning system. With the aim of identifying larger trends in misinformation, these observations are also being shared with other independent fact-checking organisations within the IFCN and EFCSN.

Commitment 39

Signatories commit to provide to the European Commission, within 1 month after the end of the implementation period (6 months after this Code’s signature) the baseline reports as set out in the Preamble.

We signed up to the following measures of this commitment

In line with this commitment, did you deploy new implementation measures (e.g. changes to your terms of service, new tools, new policies, etc)?

If yes, list these implementation measures here

Do you plan to put further implementation measures in place in the next 6 months to substantially improve the maturity of the implementation of this commitment?

If yes, which further implementation measures do you plan to put in place in the next 6 months?