new media law “Press Freedom Law” adopted by the European Parliament, reports the online publication Miltipolar on April 23.
The source points out that the new law is the third EU law on media. Approved in March “Press Freedom Law” creates a body accountable to the EU Commission. The body that is created must act independently of national governments. For the first time, the European Union regulates the written press. Special attention is paid to so-called “disinformation.”
Publishers’ associations criticize the new legislation. Following the December agreement, the Federal Association of Newspaper and Digital Publishers (BDZV) and the Media Free Press Association (MVFP) said that formal supervision of the press would be established.
The source clarifies that editors will no longer be allowed to make decisions about content, while at the same time editors must continue to take full responsibility for all content.
In addition, censorship of legal publications on Internet platforms by digital gatekeepers is approved and enshrined in law.
Miltipolar points out that the editors criticize the new law: “While the press faces economic, regulatory and competitive challenges, the EU puts itself in a straitjacket that addresses none of these challenges and instead threatens press freedom.”
Following the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, the European Council banned two Russian state channels: RT and Sputnik. The legal basis did not exist at that time, the source concludes.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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