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A new threat for media sustainability is joining the list: the rise of AI tools to answer search engine questions is drastically reducing clicks to news sites, as Carolina Martinez Elbi reports in her latest piece for OBSERVACOM.
We’re ready to work with all stakeholders seeking greater transparency.
The research priorities from our Information Ecosystems and Troubled Democracy report can help guide future data access requests. 👇
The Forum congratulates this step and calls upon researchers to seize the opportunity and on DSCs to support the study of systemic risks.
We had submitted a collective response to the consultation process last December. 👇
🔴 Important milestone for tech accountability:
The European Commission adopts the delegated act enabling vetted researchers to access data from very large online platforms and search engines.
Article 40.8 can now be implemented!
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm....
"How AI chatbots are delivering health lies to 'millions'" www.9news.com.au/national/ai-...
At the Forum, we're working exactly on that:
How to design smart rules for private messaging platforms, to address public uses, protect users, all the while respecting privacy rights.
At the same time, French media outlet Le Monde just issued an article underlining how teens are using WhatsApp channels to reach tens of thousands, away from parents and moderation.
A "private space" used publicly.
WhatsApp is adding ads and turning into a full social media platform - with channels, communities and public features.
But it's still regulated like a private chat app.
Our colleague Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat explains why that could become a problem.
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#Australia: Yet nother example that we cannot rely on platform goodwill to compensate news publishers.
Last week, Google followed Meta’s lead by ending funding agreements with several outlets, leaving them in financial uncertainty and underscoring the urgent need for sustainable solutions.
Happening soon!
We are at the Internet Governance Forum, in Oslo, with the United Nations, to contribute in discussions for a just digital future, and deepen our engagement in strengthening trustworthy climate info.
🔵 Join us live today, at 15:30 CET:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhXR...
🚨 #HEAT is rising! 🌡️🌍
Today we launch HEAT, a cross-border investigation into how #ClimateDisinfo is coordinated, embedded & amplified.
Disinfo isn’t fringe. It’s systemic.
💡 Read the report🔗 www.disinfo.eu/heat-harmful...
💙 @logicallyfacts.com
#DSA #CIB #FIMI #disinformation #disinfo #EMIFund
Private messaging platforms can no longer be regulatory blind spots.
As they are inscreasingly used to spread disinformation, foreign interference & propaganda, urgent policy responses are needed.
Our Workstream is addressing this with expert-backed solutions.
🔗 Tap the link below to learn more.
🌍 🇺🇳 The Forum is delighted to announce its participation in the UN Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany, on June 21!
Forum’s ED @camillegrenier.bsky.social will take part in the COP30 Presidency’s special event, helping to bring info integrity to the heart of climate negotiations 🌿
🌿🚨 The greatest barrier to climate action may not be a lack of scientific knowledge, but the global spread of misinformation that targets public trust and political will,
says latest assessment by the International Panel on the Information Environment.
🇱🇧 Our partner Maharat Foundation just released Part 2 of its groundbreaking study on information integrity in Lebanon - the first of its kind in the country.
After mapping disinformation in the Lebanese media landscape, this new chapter focuses on media pluralism and its challenges.
Le volume de contenus nocifs, y compris haineux, a augmenté sur les plateformes de Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads...) aux Etats-Unis depuis que l'entreprise y a cessé ses activités de fact-checking et assoupli sa politique de modération des contenus, selon une enquête publiée lundi.
Contribution opportunity for German-speaking researchers 🇩🇪
The Media Structures Network is calling for abstracts on epistemic governance and public interest-oriented media platforms, ahead of a workshop at @unimainz.bsky.social.
Deadline: 15 August
More info 👇
🧠 From budget tracking in Nigeria to fact-checking in Estonia, #civictech is proving that #AI can amplify journalism, not replace it.
Read as OGP CEO, Aidan Eyakuze, calls for bold action to ensure AI strengthens democracy and press freedom.
🔗 thechanzo.com/2025/05/26/j...
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Forum joins its partners in calling for urgent action to protect information integrity on climate and environmental issues.
From one ecosystem to another, we must act urgently.
Read our statement ⬇️
📢 If you're passionate about defending democracy in the digital age, this opportunity might be for you!
The Forum is recruiting a Dev. & Resource Officer to continue expanding the promotion of democratic standards in the digital space around the world.
🔗 informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...
💬 “The US’s aggressive new fusion of tech and politics provides a strong impetus for Europe to create an alternative social media infrastructure.”
A new paper by Prof. @susanly.bsky.social builds on recent work published by the Forum, urging the EU to create its own social media ecosystem 👇
If you haven't had the time to dive into our 250-page landmark report, no problem.
You can now listen to the key takeaways on Tech Policy Press Podcast 👇
🇦🇲 At the #YerevanDialogue, information integrity took center stage, not just as a media issue, but as a geopolitical priority.
The Forum co-hosted key discussions on digital governance and environmental disinformation, ahead of #Armenia’s presidency of COP17 on Biodiversity.
🔵 Day 2 at the #YerevanDialogue in 🇦🇲 Armenia, with a spotlight on environmental disinformation.
Today, the Forum is hosting a special session of its dedicated workstream, led by the Government of Armenia.
Tune in at 16:50 (UTC+1) for our live panel on defending information integrity in complex settings.
@camillegrenier.bsky.social, the Forum’s ED, will moderate the discussion.
🔗 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1N0...
Speakers include @gyanxtripathi.bsky.social and @mediaactionnepal.bsky.social’s ED, Laxman Datt Pant.
🔹 Gyan Tripathi highlights inclusivity, interoperability, and open source as pillars of a healthy info ecosystem.
🔹 Laxman Datt Pant warns against laws misused to silence independent voices. 2/2
Session by the Freedom Online Coalition @nfoic.bsky.social : “Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Influence and Inclusion: Advancing Human Rights Online”.
The discussion centers on how DPI can uphold privacy, free expression, and non-discrimination while promoting digital inclusion. 1/2
The Foreign Ministers of #Armenia, #France, and #Palestine joined a high-level panel on regional security.
🇫🇷 French Foreign Minister @jnbarrot.bsky.social emphasized the value of the #YerevanDialogue as a true “space for solutions.”
Opening remarks at the #YerevanDialogue under this year’s theme: "Navigating the Unknown", with 🇦🇲 Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
“Disinformation and fake news become weapons against the fundamentals of international order,” said Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
🔴 Live now from the #YerevanDialogue in Armenia’s capital!
Two days of diplomatic engagement tackling today’s challenges in the Caucasus and beyond.
At 16:50 (UTC+1), the Forum’s Executive Director, @camillegrenier.bsky.social, will moderate a panel on information integrity.
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