Informed use of Internet resources

25.3.2014

Question for written answer E-003656-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Michał Tomasz Kamiński (ECR)

In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in Internet users’ trust in Internet content. Information presented on various portals is often untrue and it is impossible to verify the credibility of authors posting such information. Despite this fact, according to the Central Statistical Office in Poland, one in three Internet users uses the Internet to search for medical advice.

Is the Commission aware of the above phenomenon? What steps can the European Commission take to warn EU citizens against excessive trust in information placed on the Internet?

OJ C 346, 02/10/2014