Moreover, the 24-hour must-carry rule does not solve the REAL issue: the unbalanced relationship between online platforms (VLOPs) and media (MSPs).

💪We need more solutions that lead to more diverse and plural landscape of media content on online platforms.

⏭️ MEPs will vote on #EMFA in the plenary soon.

We and our partners will continue to push for a #EMFA that:

✅ is harmonised with the #DSA
✅ protects media plurality
✅ helps fight #disinformation

🚨@Europarl_EN's @EPCulture committee voted on the European #MediaFreedom Act #EMFA today.

They have approved a controversial 24-hour must-carry amendment that could impact media freedom and digital governance🧐

Read our take: https://edri.org/our-work/european-parliaments-cult-committee-greenlight-controversial-amendment-to-the-emfa/

As Brussels goes back to work, a quick refresher:

👉 How can the 🇪🇸🇪🇺 #EU2023ES make sure that #digital rules protect and benefit all Europeans?

4️⃣ concrete recommendations for the Spanish EU Presidency: https://www.project-disco.org/european-union/making-sure-digital-rules-protect-and-benefit-all-europeans/

#DSA #CSAM #PoliticalAds #EMFA #PLD

Let’s be completely clear- if the European Parliament accepts a media exception in the European Media Freedom Act #emfa, it is proclaiming that the #DSA has already failed. A functioning DSA would eliminate any possible need for a media exception

📢 Along with People Vs BigTech and other civil society organisations, we're calling on MEPs to say NO to a media exemption in the European Media Freedom Act #EMFA.

Whistleblowers have told you this plan is dangerous – please vote to protect citizens and democracy ✊🏾

@sabineverheyen @ijoveva @DianaRibaGiner @GrisetCatherine Andrey Slabakov @SteliosKoul

🚨We stand with People Vs BigTech and other civil society orgs to say: the #DSA is a historic chance to rein in the flood of online disinformation and hate – please don’t undermine it.

❌No media exemption in Article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act #EMFA!

@sabineverheyen @ijoveva @DianaRibaGiner @GrisetCatherine Andrey Slabakov @SteliosKoul

📢 EU #MediaFreedomAct Shouldn’t Revive Dreaded Media Exemption

"The #EMFA's proposed special treatment of #media content on the internet must not end up serving as a tool 🛠️ that enables those who spread #disinformation."

👉 https://www.project-disco.org/european-union/emfa-shouldnt-revive-the-dreaded-media-exemption/

🇪🇺 #MediaFreedomAct: Don’t Break What Works

"If EU policymakers want a healthy and balanced online information ecosystem, they should improve the special treatment of #media content under the #EMFA and clarify important definitions."

👉 https://www.project-disco.org/european-union/eu-media-freedom-act-dont-break-what-works/

#EU #ContentModeration #SocialMedia #EMFA: "Content shared by media service providers on VLOPs should not be exempt from moderation protocols through a carte blanche exception from regulation provisions.

If passed, Article 17 would:

- facilitate an environment of disinformation wherein harmful content would remain online if posted by a self-declared media service provider.

- undermine existing provisions outlined under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which already introduced obligations to address arbitrary content moderation systems and regulate the power imbalance between VLOPs and media service providers."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/eu-media-freedom-act-media-privilege-content-moderation-really-bad-idea

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Important discussion with @nickclegg of @Meta on digital 🌍 & its impact on our societies:
➡️on political ads
➡️on countering disinformation & foreign interference & protecting elections
➡️ #AI & #DSA
➡️on media in the digital🌍 #EMFA
➡️support for 🇷🇺independent journalists https://t.co/nqRwfoulaC

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VeraJourova/status/1681681876182872067

RT Markus Becker
(S+) Wenn ausgerechnet das Medien"freiheits"gesetz der EU dem Einsatz von Schnüffelsoftware à la #Pegasus Tür und Tor öffnen soll... https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/medienfreiheit-in-der-eu-wie-die-mitgliedslaender-den-schutz-vor-schnueffelsoftware-verhindern-wollen-a-f4308a6a-fe6b-4dc4-98e2-16a682c88873 #EMFA #mediafreedomact @daniel_freund @repasi

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/MarkusBecker/status/1680921982240522243

Von wegen gemäßigt: Unter der Postfaschistin #Meloni wurde nicht nur die das öffentlich-rechtliche TV #RAI stramm rechts besetzt, jetzt wird auch noch die Berichterstattung zensiert. Journalist*innen protestieren. Der Direktor beschimpft sie als käuflich. #EMFA https://t.co/RS6tDpTCzK

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AlexandraGeese/status/1679119728155975680

▶️ The real problem is the staggering dependency of online #journalism on corporate social media platforms to reach their audience and the loss of massive amounts of ad revenue that is sucked up by #adtech middlemen for supposedly well-targeted #tracking #advertising. It’s the classic #gatekeeper problem: The harms inflicted by these gatekeepers to our attention can be directly measured by the loss in independence of—and income for—the very same #FreePress that #EMFA is supposed to protect. [5/8]

...demanded for in the EU’s #MediaFreedomAct #EMFA are not going to help. They are setting dangerous precedents for a two-tier #moderation system that is going to benefit some very prolific producers of disinformation and hatred online: Think #CNews in #France, the #DailyMail in the #UK, or any state-affiliated outlet in #Hungary and #Poland. There's a reason why even temporary ‘must carry’ obligations have been rejected in the #DSA and they should absolutely not be added to #EMFA. [4/8]

Thanks to @VeraJourova & @ThierryBreton the freedom of media & press will be strengthened in EU. At @ECPMF we hope that the important goals will be strengthened again by @europarl_en & Members of EuCo.
@ManfredWeber
@katarinabarley
@TerryReintke
@RenewEurope
@CharlesMichel https://n.respublicae.eu/ecpmf/status/1676141755115118593
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom: 🇪🇺 The #EMFA is one of the @EU_Commission's most promising initiatives in its current legislature.
However, proposed amendments by the @EUCouncil could leave journalists in the #EU more vulnerable to spying and pose a serious threat to #PressFreedom.
https://www.ecpmf.eu/stop-the-erosion-of-the-european-media-freedom-act/
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/RebHarms/status/1676167762136252417

Press release 📑 EU #MediaFreedom Act: Council Makes Improvements But #Misinformation Loopholes Remain

💬 "Europe cannot afford that the #EMFA's special treatment of #media content ends up being a tool that helps those spreading #disinformation."

👉 https://ccianet.org/news/2023/06/eu-media-freedom-act-council-makes-improvements-but-misinformation-loopholes-remain/

Polish state media still is treated as a legitimate public service by European authorities. Yet many Poles refer to it as a factory of hate. In this episode respected TV correspondent Dorota Bawolek describes a pattern of abuse that degrades journalism and damages lives including her own.
#TVP #PiS #EBU #EMFA

https://euscream.com/polish-state-media-gone-rogue/

RT Lucas González Ojeda
Un placer haber abierto el debate sobre #EMFA. Es imprescindible avanzar en las negociaciones entre Consejo UE y Parlamento para que la propuesta de la Comisión quede aprobada lo antes posible dentro de esta legislatura. https://n.respublicae.eu/europaensuma/status/1674691871216484356
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Europa en Suma: Comienza la jornada de la futura Ley Europea de libertad de Medios con la inauguración a cargo de @LucasGonzalezEU y @juancuesta56 #DemocraciaMedios https://t.co/SwO3Ka3sGm
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LucasGonzalezEU/status/1674798510724489216

Re La fusion Vivendi-Lagardère et l’imposition de ce profil au journal @leJDD pose un cas d’école à l'heure où Bruxelles tente de protéger les #médias #européens contre les risques des concentrations sur le pluralisme et l'indépendance des médias #EMFA.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/sylvieguillaume/status/1674071709563994117

🚨 Le #MediaFreedomAct, censé protéger les journalistes, risque finalement d'entériner l’utilisation de logiciels espions à leur encontre !
Cela constituerait une atteinte gravissime à la liberté d'informer.
L'État de droit s'incarne au quotidien, il ne se décrète pas. #EMFA
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Le Monde: A Bruxelles, la future loi sur la liberté des médias pourrait autoriser l’espionnage des journalistes https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2023/06/20/a-bruxelles-la-future-loi-sur-la-liberte-des-medias-pourrait-autoriser-l-espionnage-des-journalistes_6178469_3234.html
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/emmanuelmaurel/status/1671878694418386944