Big tech from China and the U.S. is a serious threat to democracy and reliable information in the Netherlands. In a rare united front, Dutch media—newspapers, magazines, online platforms, and news agencies—are sounding the alarm to politicians:

It’s time to act. #Democracy #Netherlands #EU #Europe #OpenSource #Media #Factcheck #MediaPluralism

Choose European and open-source software. Here's a list of the ones I use now, with great pleasure!: https://mastodon.social/@TheStefan/114259071639384095

🔥 Another strong message to the telecoms Ministers ahead of next week's meeting in Léon: @EBU_HQ reminds policy makers that Europe's DNA is an #OpenInternet and #MediaPluralism, not #NetworkFees

🔗 https://t.co/u4x3D4KWYG

#FairShare #NetNeutrality https://t.co/vONlD1bk0n

Last week I was invited to discuss #FreeSpeech and #MediaPluralism in the context of the #EU's #Digital Services Act #DSA.

Not sure the panel recording will be public, so here are my notes in a long 🧵 thread:

▶️ The DSA is rather good at respecting #freedom of expression, it gives platforms some new tools to carefully consider and improve their moderation practices and users to defend their rights. [1/8]

RT @VeraJourova: Today I met with US Ambassadors to 🇭🇺 D. Pressman @AmbPressman & to the 🇪🇺 M. Gitenstein @USAmbEU.
We are fully aligned on the importance of Rule of Law #mediafreedom #mediapluralism & a well-developed civil society for a healthy #democracy in the all of the 🇪🇺 and in the 🇺🇸. https://t.co/biauJ4ngU1

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUintheUS/status/1661800785888329728

🧵1/ At the occasion of #WorldPressFreedomDay, we highlight some quotes from guests on the 'How to Fix’ the #EMFA media lab podcasts who zoomed in on the issues of:

#️⃣ #MediaPlurality / #MediaPluralism
#️⃣ #MediaCapture
#️⃣ #MediaOwnership transparency

#MediaFreedomAct #WPFD