Articles in ‘Media’

German regulators are advancing a controversial plan that would require social media platforms to boost content from government-approved “news” outlets, raising concerns about state influence over online speech and the flow of information. By David Lindfield · According to a leaked document obtained by Apollo News, Germany’s state media authorities are developing a system that would allow regulators to determine which news organizations qualify…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · The Free Speech Union welcomes Education Minister Erica Stanford's confirmation today that Catherine Wedd's bill banning under-16s from social media has been placed on hold. · "Credit where it's due - the government has resisted the temptation to bulldoze this through, and that's the right call," says Jillaine Heather, CEO of the Free Speech Union. "Pausing to think again, rather than legislating in haste, is what a…

The Free Speech Union (FSU) has welcomed the Government’s decision to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA), describing the move as a major reversal of what it calls years of regulatory overreach into online speech. By elocal staff · In a media release issued on May 6, Free Speech Union Chief Executive Jillaine Heather said the Government had made “the right call” by abandoning the BSA model and instead investigating voluntary…

Dr. Robert W. Malone · The World Socialist Website (WSWS) is a communist advocacy organization whose articles are frequently republished by Google News. One might wonder why Google News considers the WSWS newsworthy, given that the Trotskyist movement is a branch of Marxist socialism based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky. From their website: · The WSWS is the online publication of the world Trotskyist movement, the International…

Axel Springer SE has moved to purchase the Tory party-affiliated British outlet The Telegraph · FILE PHOTO: Copies of The Daily Telegraph on display at a newspaper stand, London, UK, March 6, 2026. © Getty Images / Jack Taylor · Germany’s Axel Springer SE, the owner of Bild, Politico, and Business Insider, has announced that it will buy out The Telegraph for £575 million ($771 million). The deal would unite two of…

Millions in British funding, leaked contracts, and strategic media programs show how a state exports its vision of journalism to sway public opinion abroad · Imagine this: you are a journalist in your country. You are invited to a workshop on ethics, resilience, and methods for countering “disinformation.” You find yourself in a room with peers from across the region, discussing story ideas, newsroom strategies, and how to navigate the…

by Tyler Durden · How the mighty have fallen. · In a "poetic ending" plot twist, that even jaded conspiracy theorists would have had trouble scripting, Washington Post CEO and publisher Will Lewis has abruptly and unexpectedly stepped down from his perch atop Jeff Bezos's crumbling media empire. Well, maybe not that unexpectedly... · !Image Text · That's right, the same WaPo that spent years hurling "fake news" grenades at us here at…

Will Lewis’ departure comes after the paper cut 30% of its staff while struggling to maintain readership · RT composite. ©  Matt McClain / The Washington Post via AP;  Andrew Harnik / Getty Images · Will Lewis has stepped down as CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, days after a sweeping round of layoffs that affected virtually every desk. In recent years, the paper has…

Plans to sell La Repubblica and La Stampa have sparked concerns about a loss of editorial control, Simona Mangiante has told RT · FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / franckreporter · Plans for two of Italy’s leading newspapers to be sold to a foreign media group amount to a “transfer of narrative power” and risk putting control of the country’s public debate in outside hands, journalist and former legal…

Rudeness, advertising, and pedophilia. That is the short list of reasons why children should not be on social media. The longer list barely fits into one column. · The wisest people on Earth, I have concluded, live where kangaroos, koalas, and wombats roam. Australia has banned children under 16 from registering on social media. Platforms are now required to delete children’s accounts, even those pretending to be adults, and to pay fines for…