Conservative MP Proposes Social Media Users Be Given Truthfulness Score

A delegate works on his laptop on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, England, on Oct. 5, 2021. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Online platforms could be forced to maintain a score of how truthful a person is, under new legislation proposed by MP John Penrose.

Penrose said that the purpose is to reduce the risk of harm to users of regulated services caused by “disinformation or misinformation.”