Disinformation and propaganda

RSF is concerned by the appointment of Eddie Cheung as the head of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the territory’s former representative to the European Union, who in his previous position was involved in a smear campaign against international media.

Fake versions of the front pages of five Senegalese newspapers – replacing the news headlines with political propaganda – have been circulating on social media since 7 July. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these disinformation attempts.

For several months, Twitter and the Indian government have been engaged in a tussle involving two misconceptions about the online flow of information that ended up in court last week.

After meeting the independent media and the national authorities, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) asks the European institutions to mobilize more than ever to save Hungarian journalism.  

Mark Zuckerberg has decided to imitate his main competitor, TikTok, by giving artificial intelligence a greater role in the selection of content offered to his users.

A quarter of a century after the handover of British Hong Kong to China, independent journalism has never been so threatened. (RSF) urges the international community to apply more pressure on the Chinese regime to restore full press freedom.

RSF and 22 international media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organisations are calling on Turkey’s parliamentarians to vote down the “disinformation” bill that would expand censorship online and criminalise free flow of information.

RSF calls on the European Commission, which is drafting a European Media Freedom Act, to be ambitious in its efforts to safeguard and ensure respect for this fundamental freedom at a time when it faces increased threats and unprecedented challenges.

The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), a mechanism for promoting trustworthy journalism online that was developed at the initiative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has been incorporated into the European Union’s new Code of Practice on Disinformation.