EU, Canada and Lithuania withdraw from disinformation conference

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 01:13 · Archive

The Trump administration pressured the EU, Canada and Lithuania to withdraw sponsorship from a disinformation conference.

The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of #Disinfo2026, a leading European conference on disinformation. The EU's diplomatic service, Canada and Lithuania subsequently agreed to do so, according to the Guardian. The conference, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday, is the annual gathering of Europe's counter-disinformation community and has drawn hundreds of researchers, journalists, technologists and policymakers.

Politico Europe reports that the Trump administration objected to panels that referred to the United States as a disinformation threat. Logos of the withdrawing sponsors were removed from the conference website days before the event began.

How it is being reported

• EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.Politico Europe · 8 Oct, 00:54
• EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania 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 has drawn hundreds of researchers, journalists, technologists and policymakers to a hotel in…Guardian World · 7 Oct, 20:38

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