The evolving nature of private messaging platforms and its impact on information integrity
On November 6, 2025, the Partnership for Information and Democracy held the fourth and last meeting of its workstream on “Strengthening Information Integrity on Private Messaging Platforms”, led by Ukraine and Luxembourg. The discussion explored the latest evolutions of these platforms: the integration of artificial intelligence and advertising and its impact on information integrity. Based […]
Regulatory approaches and safeguarding encryption – latest insights from policy discussions on private messaging platforms
On September 11, 2025, the Partnership for Information and Democracy held the third meeting of its workstream on “Strengthening Information Integrity on Private Messaging Platforms”, led by Ukraine and Luxembourg. The discussion explored concrete policy approaches to promoting information integrity on these platforms. Towards a regulatory approach A questionnaire among States of the Partnership for […]
Are private messaging platforms the blind spot of the fight against disinformation?
On June 3, 2025, the Partnership for Information and Democracy held the second meeting of its workstream on “Strengthening Information Integrity on Private Messaging Platforms”, led by Ukraine and Luxembourg. The discussion highlighted the complex challenge governments face in regulating these platforms. As private messaging platforms are increasingly used to spread dis- and misinformation, foreign […]
Led by Ukraine and Luxembourg, the Workstream on Identifying solutions to ensure information integrity on private messaging platforms held its first meeting
Private messaging platforms represent one of the most important communication tools among users, while simultaneously emerging as a key medium in the dissemination of political propaganda and disinformation. They also often lack regulatory oversight because of (or in some cases thanks to) their private or encrypted features. To address this critical dichotomy, the Forum on […]
