Věra Jourová

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Person.png Věra Jourová   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(teacher, politician, businesswoman, lawyer)
Věra Jourová.png
Born1964-08-18
Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Alma materCharles University
Children2
PartyANO 2011

Employment.png Minister of Regional Development

In office
29 January 2014 - 8 October 2014

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Vysočina Region

In office
26 October 2013 - 21 October 2014

Employment.png Member of the Chamber of Deputies

In office
26 October 2013 - 21 October 2014

Věra Jourová is the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality. She has demanded that tech companies censor their content, or the EU would introduce legal restrictions.

"Fake News"

Full article: Rated 3/5 “Fake News”

She told the Financial Times "If Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft want to convince me and the ministers that the non-legislative approach can work, they will have to act quickly and make a strong effort in the coming months... The last weeks and months have shown that social media companies need to live up to their important role and take up their share of responsibility when it comes to phenomena like online radicalisation, illegal hate speech or fake news."

Disinformation waves have hit Europe during the Coronavirus pandemic. They originated from within as well as outside the EU. To fight disinformation, we need to mobilise all relevant players from online platforms to public authorities, and support independent fact checkers and media. While online platforms have taken positive steps during the pandemic, they need to step up their efforts. Our actions are strongly embedded in fundamental rights, in particular freedom of expression and information.”
Věra Jourová (10 June 2020)  [1]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Brussels Forum/202418 April 202419 April 2024Belgium
Brussels
Hotel Le Plaza
Annual spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the very spooky German Marshall Fund.
Munich Security Conference/202014 February 202016 February 2020Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers."
Munich Security Conference/202416 February 202418 February 2024Germany
Munich
Bavaria
Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects
StratCom DC 201923 October 201924 October 2019Washington DCSpooky conference arranged by the powerful Atlantic Council to discuss how to expand censorship
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