(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAR 16 - "The 44 signatories of the rapid response system decided on Friday to activate this mechanism today," which will begin operations today. At his daily press briefing, European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier mentioned the measures put in place ahead of the Hungarian elections to combat potential Russian online disinformation campaigns. "This is a voluntary system in which not only large platforms, such as TikTok and Meta, collaborate with fact-checkers and civil society organisations to ensure that, during the elections, potential interference or disinformation campaigns are quickly flagged," he explained. According to the Commission, the mechanism will be active "until one week after the Hungarian elections." (ANSA).