Molly Killeen
News media eye financial diversification with ‘more funding than ever’
New and collaborative funding models are proving crucial to media innovation and will be essential to securing long-term sustainability for newsrooms and beyond, stakeholders and those working in the sector have emphasised.
Google launches tool to extend licensing deals to more EU publishers
Google has struck licensing deals with more than 300 EU news publications and launched a tool to extend agreements to other outlets, the company announced on Wednesday (11 May).
UK to reform data protection, throwing EU adequacy ruling into doubt
The UK’s legislative agenda for the next year includes a data reform bill that could cast doubts on the future of the EU’s data adequacy ruling, the decision that continued to facilitate data transfers across the Channel after the UK left the bloc in January 2020.
UK jettisons legislation to empower digital regulator
A bill that would have legally empowered the UK’s new tech regulator was notably absent from today’s presentation of the government’s annual legislative agenda.
Tech Brief: connectivity’s contribution, Apple Pay probe, AI fines
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “The rules in place for twenty years are running out of steam and operators no longer have...
France pitches urgent reporting for political ads before elections
Political ad providers in the European Union will have 48 hours to address notifications and provide information about political ads in the month leading up to votes, under the compromise text on the EU directive regulating political ads.
Kremlin-backed media evading EU sanctions, report finds
Russian state media content is still being spread on social media, despite sanctions introduced by the EU in March, according to a new report.
Data centres consumed more electricity than Irish rural households
Data centres in Ireland consumed more electricity in 2021 than all the country’s rural households combined, new figures by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. Between 2020 and 2021, electricity consumption by the centres rose by 32.3%, according to the...
Press freedom “problematic” in almost 40% of Europe & Central Asia
Almost 40% of Europe and Central Asia are in a “problematic” press freedom situation, according to the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2022 World Press Freedom Index published on Tuesday (3 May).
Digital Brief: DSA agreement, upload filters safeguards, GDPR redress
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “The DSA will upgrade the ground rules for all online services in the EU. It will ensure that the...
Commission mulls digitalisation of visa system to fill in skills gap
The Schengen visa system is set to be fully digitalised under a new Commission proposal which would funnel applications and payments through a single platform.
European Commission presents directive to tackle abusive lawsuits against journalists, NGOs
The European Commission published its long-awaited anti-SLAPPs directive on Wednesday (27 April), legislation aimed at combating the rising use of abusive lawsuits designed to silence journalists and activists.
Press freedom alerts increase 41% in 2021, says Council of Europe
The number of press freedom alerts amongst Council of Europe (CoE) member states soared by 41% during 2021 and should be a wake-up call for Europe, according to their newly released annual report.
EU top court upholds Copyright Directive’s “upload filter” provision with caveats
The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has upheld the controversial Article 17 of the Copyright Directive, meaning platforms will be directly liable for – and responsible for removing – any copyrighted content uploaded to their sites.
Digital Brief: future of the internet, cyber centre delays, DSA’s endgame
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “We call for a new Declaration for the Future of the Internet that includes all partners who actively support...
Copyright Directive transposition still lagging despite infringement procedures
The first anniversary of the deadline for transposing the EU’s controversial new Copyright Directive into national legislation is less than two months away and only 12 member states have complied so far.
Digital Brief: Google’s new cookies policy, CJEU slams data retention in Ireland, France
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Narratives borrowed from the Kremlin’s playbook [have] resurfaced in Chinese state-controlled channels” -EUvsDisinfo Story of the week: Google...
Disinformation and war narratives in China and Russia
China has sought to position itself as neutral in relation to the war in Ukraine but recent analysis by EUvsDisinfo notes substantial alignment with the Kremlin when it comes to the messaging being shared by the country’s state-backed media. This...
Russia and China align on war disinformation, EU service says
China is pushing narratives about the war in Ukraine, in many cases amplifying Russian disinformation, according to the EU’s foreign policy body.
Digital transition could be risk or opportunity for climate says UN official
Sustainability should be integrated into the digital transition to avoid inadvertently accelerating the climate crisis, according to a UN official.
Digital Brief: DSA fourth trilogue, DMA diverging views, France’s fine for Google
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. “Step by step we are getting closer to a deal. Still issues we don’t agree on, but hopefully we...
Report: Digital Decade targets in jeopardy without scale-up of efforts
A substantial acceleration of digital development is needed if the EU’s Digital Decade targets are to be met, according to a new report that sheds light on the disparity between member states.
Efforts underway to evacuate journalists, boost safety in Ukraine
As covering the war in Ukraine becomes increasingly dangerous for journalists, media organisations are scrambling to offer aid and assistance and in many cases are turning to the public to extend support to those on the ground.