日米、偽情報対策で協力強化

　外務省の小林麻紀外務報道官は６日、同省でアレン米国務次官と会談し、偽情報対策で日米が協力を強化する合意文書に署名した。ＳＮＳなどで広がる偽情報の検知・分析に関する知見を共有し、連携して対応することを確認。ロシアや中国による情報操作を念頭に、対処能力を高める狙いがある。
　小林氏は会談後の記者会見で「外国による情報操作は切迫感を持って対応すべきものだ」と強調。「偽情報について懸念を共有する国が協力することで対応がより実効的になる」と述べた。（2023/12/06-18:58）

Japan and the United States inked a memorandum Wednesday to strengthen cooperation to counter fake information, aiming to boost their response capabilities amid the risk of information manipulation by Russia and China.
   The memorandum was signed in Tokyo by Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Maki Kobayashi and Elizabeth Allen, U.S. undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.
   The officials confirmed that the two countries will share knowledge on the detection and analysis of fake information prevalent on social media and other platforms.
   "Information manipulation by foreign countries should be addressed with a sense of urgency," Kobayashi told a press conference later.
   She also said that it would be "more effective" for countries that share the same concerns about fake information to work together.