US pressured EU to drop sponsorship of disinformation conference

The United States pushed the European Union to withdraw its sponsorship of a conference on disinformation, according to reports. The event featured a panel titled “USA as a FIMI threat: adapt, acknowledge, push back.” FIMI stands for “foreign information manipulation and interference.” The panel's title suggests the US was discussed as a source of disinformation. The US pressure led the EU to pull its support for the conference.