We, as independent organizations, affirm that civil society shall be at the heart of establishing democratic safeguards in the digital space
By the civil society coalition on Information and Democracy The Initiative on Information and Democracy, which aims at implementing democratic safeguards in the information and communication space, is vital for online human rights and for the future of democratic public deliberation. We, organizations committed to defending the exercise of freedom of expression and opinion, both […]
Argentina joins the international Partnership on Information and Democracy
The government has just announced that the country has joined the Partnership on Information and Democracy, which now has 43 signatory states. On the occasion of a plenary meeting of the Economic and Social Council of Argentina devoted to digital threats to democracy, on Thursday, June 24th, 2021, the government announced that the country has […]
The Forum on Information and Democracy calls for a New Deal for Journalism
As the Covid-19 pandemic undermines journalism at a growing pace, the Forum on Information and Democracy is publishing its recommendations under the title A New Deal for Journalism. The report presents a plan to guarantee up to 0.1% of GDP a year into journalism to safeguard its social function for the future. Launched in November 2020, the […]
Webinar on infodemics
To move forward the 250 concrete recommendations of our report on how to fight Infodemics, the Forum organizes a a one-hour webinar on January 27, 2021 at 3.00pm CET on : How to fight against infodemics? Who should turn off the power? What democratic control for the platforms? After the publication of our 250 concrete […]
