Digital space and democracy

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for a clear, firm liability regime for digital platforms to be urgently introduced in Brazilian law.

On 7 January, Meta announced the closure of its fact-checking program in the United States, paving the way for a similar decision in Europe

Google must stop undermining the sustainability and visibility of European press content

Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statements, in which he openly brands journalism and fact-checkers as “biased,” are just the culmination of a long war of attrition against journalism on Facebook.

In his new Meta purged of fact-checkers, journalism is portrayed as the enemy of free speech.

On the first day of 2025, the Information Minister of Syria's new de facto government promised to improve press freedom in the country.

Following its official accession to this international coalition initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and France in 2019, Mauritania is the 55th State to join the Partnership on Information and Democracy.

In blatant contradiction with its proclaimed commitment to freedom of information, Apple is yielding to the demands of Russian censors by removing independent journalistic apps and content from its App Store in Russia.

Online media outlets in Chad have been banned from broadcasting audiovisual content since 4 December, at a time when the country is gearing up for elections. The decision has provoked an outcry from the media community.