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EU "mythbusters" have 35,000 followers on Twitter (Photo: euvsdisinfo.eu)

Why the EU must close EUvsDisinfo

On March 6, a large majority of the Dutch Parliament consisting of 10 out of 13 parties, ordered interior minister Kajsa Ollongren to convince her European colleagues to take down EUvsDisinfo.eu, the EU website dedicated to countering Russian disinformation.

Ollongren has made the fight against Russian fake news and disinformation a top priority, and previously stated that she wanted to provide extra means and funding for EUvsDisinfo.

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Arjen Nijeboer is an independent Amsterdam-based journalist, author and activist. He is board member of Democracy International and staff member of Meer Democratie ("More Democracy" in the Netherlands). With Jos Verhulst, he is author of "Direct Democracy: Facts and Arguments about the Introduction of Initiative and Referendum" (Brussels 2007) which has appeared in 10 European languages.

EU "mythbusters" have 35,000 followers on Twitter (Photo: euvsdisinfo.eu)

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Author Bio

Arjen Nijeboer is an independent Amsterdam-based journalist, author and activist. He is board member of Democracy International and staff member of Meer Democratie ("More Democracy" in the Netherlands). With Jos Verhulst, he is author of "Direct Democracy: Facts and Arguments about the Introduction of Initiative and Referendum" (Brussels 2007) which has appeared in 10 European languages.

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