#media-freedom — Public Fediverse posts

Interesting:

"Taken together, the [European Media Freedom Act]’s provisions offer a tiered but genuinely meaningful landscape for strategic litigation.

Strategic litigation is, however, neither a panacea nor a guarantee. Its effectiveness depends on judicial independence, adequate legal resources, and the willingness of courts to engage with politically sensitive (legal) questions."

https://www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/m2bjnpey/release/1

#strategicLitigation #mediaCapture #EMFA #mediafreedom

Global press freedom has dropped to its lowest point in 25 years. More than half of all countries are now rated as 'difficult' or 'very serious' for journalists.

#PressFreedom, #Journalism, #RSFIndex, #MediaFreedom, #GlobalNews
https://newsletter.tf/global-press-freedom-lowest-in-25-years/

RSF's 2026 World Press Freedom Index paints a bleak picture of India's media climate: a densely populated, technologically advanced information space where structural capture, legal pressure and everyday violence have combined to push journalism into what the watchdog calls a state of systemic vulnerability. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/india-among-worlds-most-dangerous-nations-for-journalists-ranks-157-out-of-180-rsf-sozah4rp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PressFreedom #Journalism #MediaFreedom

El 3 de mayo se celebra el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa. La libertad de prensa no se defiende con proclamas. Se defiende rompiendo duopolios y exigiendo transparencia real sobre quién financia qué.
📄 https://www.liberties.eu/f/fzija7
#MediaFreedomReport2026 #MediaFreedom #WPFD2026

Turkish Parliament Adopts Law Banning Social Media for Children Under 15

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/04/23/turkish-parliament-adopts-law-banning-social-media-for-children-under-15/bi/

VOA journalists are suing the US government to stop it from censoring critical coverage of the Iran war, such as the bombing of a girls’ school, and trying to turn the news agency into a pro-Trump mouthpiece with 'imagery worthy of North Korean propaganda'

#PressFreedom #Censorship #MediaFreedom #FreeSpeech

@CourthouseNews @VOANews @RSF_inter @Committee2Protect

https://buff.ly/gmCJg22

Q: How are journalists in Gaza silenced?

“In Gaza, we have to fight for press freedom every day under fire. It is not a guaranteed right. The Israeli government not only isolates us but deliberately targets us and our families. The Israeli army has bombed our offices, our makeshift media tents and our cars. They kept taking it further. The internet and means of communication are cut off, and even access to food and water is blocked. This is how they try to suppress us. It is a comprehensive war to erase the truth.

Palestinian journalist Hisham Zaqout: “We are the only voice of Gaza” https://www.folia.nl/en/actueel/172699/palestinian-journalist-hisham-zaqout-we-are-the-only-voice-of-gaza

#mediafreedom #gazagenocide #palestine #israel #warcrimes

Calling journalists “fake news” while threatening licences is dangerous. First Amendment violation, Brendan. Media must be accountable, but political threats harm free speech. Abuse of power erodes democracy. Do this and millions will see you in court.

#PressFreedom #FirstAmendment #MediaFreedom #Democracy #Accountability

Head of FCC threatens broadcaster licenses over critical coverage of Iran war

https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2032855414233047172

#HackerNews #FCC #Threats #BroadcasterLicenses #IranWar #MediaFreedom

The Economist analysed data collected by Swedish research group V-Dem from 180 countries for the past 80 years, and found what it calls a ‘feedback loop’ between muzzling the media and flourishing corruption. The more politicians want to loot the public purse, the stronger their incentive to crack down on the free press, which in turn makes it easier to steal. As media freedom declines, so corruption grows 👇

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/02/05/how-democracies-are-using-autocratic-tools-to-muzzle-journalism

@TheEconomist

#FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #MediaFreedom

Media freedom in the spotlight as the Kuciak murder case reopens.

Europe presents itself as a defender of the free press, yet some high-profile murders of EU journalists have yet to be resolved.

Will a new trial into the death of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak change that?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260126-media-freedom-in-the-spotlight-as-the-kuciak-murder-case-reopens?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Slovakia #JanKuciak #Journalism #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #Europe #ReportersWithoutBorders #Media #MartinaKusnirova

Our recent blog examines how these measures operated in practice, looking at the legal framework under the IT Act, the role of platform geo-blocking, and the use of executive advisories and criminal law during crisis situations.

Read here: https://sflc.in/content-blocking-and-censorship-during-pahalgam-attack/ #ContentBlocking #DigitalGovernance #InternetRegulation #Section69A #PlatformGovernance #FreedomOfExpression #MediaFreedom 13m

Press freedom Bangladesh: Journalist threatened, warned to “set fire to the office”
https://vaartha.com/international/bangladesh-global-tv-journalist-threat-press-freedom/613929/
#PressFreedom #Bangladesh #JournalistThreat #MediaFreedom #BangladeshNews #FreePress #JournalismUnderAttack #HumanRights #PressUnderThreat #BangladeshJournalist #MediaSuppression #FreedomOfSpeech #ReporterSafety #NewsThreat #BangladeshPolitics #MediaRights #JournalistSafety #Censorship #BreakingNewsBD #HumanRightsBD

Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes Cecot Segment Bari Weiss Killed

https://www.404media.co/archivists-posted-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment-bari-weiss-killed/

#HackerNews #Archivists #60Minutes #BariWeiss #Cecot #MediaFreedom #Journalism

The 60 Minutes report that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband

https://www.theverge.com/policy/849432/60-minutes-cecot-censored-canada-leak

#HackerNews #The60MinutesReport #BariWeiss #Censorship #InternetContraband #MediaFreedom