Council of Europe says keep Russia in bloc to fight fake news The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland says that Russia should remain a member of Europe's rights body so that it can be subject to future rules outlawing the spreading of disinformation. Jagland says the 47-member state alliance is in the process of agreeing a new legal framework to prevent the use of artificial intelligence to spread fake news and false information. IMAGES of the conference AND SOUNDBITES of Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland