Publishers warn new EU rules could give too much power over press to ‘a few powerful digital behemoths’
New EU rules intended to clamp down on harmful content will hand power to restrict press freedom online into the…
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Brexit and the UK news industry: 100 days on, still no travel deal for journalists
First published 1/2/21 The UK officially left the European Union on 31 January 2020 after a one-year transition period with…
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EU legislation offers chance for publishers ‘to extract a fairer settlement’ from platforms
Platforms have tried to justify their role as helpful traffic sources for publishers and taken aim at new European legislation…
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EU to launch ‘rapid response mechanism’ for press freedom violations as part of €4.2m fund
The European Union has opened up €4.2m (£3.8m) in funding for projects supporting media freedom and investigative journalism, including a…
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European Council adopts new copyright directive
The European Council has adopted the copyright directive that will reinforce journalists’ and publishers’ rights to protect their work online.…
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PA, Standard, Independent and Reuters among 200+ organisations urging MEPs to pass new EU copyright law
The Press Association, Evening Standard, Independent and Reuters are among more than 200 publishing and music organisations across Europe calling…
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News article snippets can continue to be shared across online platforms provided they are kept “very short”, according to a…
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Google head of news warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of EU ‘link tax’ copyright reforms
Google’s head of news has warned that proposed changes to European copyright law will hit smaller news publishers hardest and…
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