The Federal Council Goes Viral - Bundesrat's App Against Fake News and Kicking in the Fat Cup

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In order to be able to fight fake news quickly and purposefully, the Federal Council launches a central app. Better information would not only be necessary for the population, but also for individual Federal Councils who are active in the social networks.

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Federal Council and Federal Administration also want to distribute their communications via app in the future. The Federal Council hopes to be able to reach the population in the event of a crisis as well as in disinformation and influence campaigns.

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The concept phase for a Bundesrat app has been completed. With the app, the Federal Council and the Federal Administration should be able to reach the population safely and quickly even in the event of a crisis as well as during disinformation and influence campaigns.

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The Federal Council wants to be able to reach the population safely and quickly in the event of a crisis. A corresponding app is now in the implementation phase.

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The Federal Council wants to inform the population directly about its activities with a new app – in a simple and personalized form. In addition, it wants to take action against disinformation campaigns.

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The Federal Council wants to launch its own app to inform the Swiss population. On Wednesday, it learned of a study conducted on the subject and a prototype already created based on it. The Federal Chancellery is responsible for its implementation.