Reliability of information online
Accessibility of reliable information
A majority of efforts to strengthen information integrity have over the last years focused on debunking and fighting dis-and misinformation. This is a crucial element, but will not be sufficient to restore information integrity. Only through the accessibility of reliable information, which is fact-based and diverse information, can we restore a democratic public debate. Currently, this information is not favoured by platforms business models, but in situations of crisis, such as health or natural catastrophes, they have shown that a different approach can be possible.
It requires clear answers to how to identify public interest media that can produce reliable information; how to provide visibility of reliable information; how to implement due prominence and rules for pluralism and diversity? This becomes even more urgent in a world of generative artificial intelligence, where chatbots and search summaries become a new gatekeeper to information.
Our work on this theme
Data access beyond the EU: exploring the possibilities of the DSA Article 40
The Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte and the Forum on Information and Democracy hosted a workshop on 18 September 2025 to explore how the DSA data access provisions can be leveraged beyond the EU to provide transparency and accountability.
Latest news on the same theme
Addressing the regulatory blindspot: recommendations to promote information integrity on private messaging platforms
As private messaging platforms keep posing threats to information integrity and access to reliable information, the Forum on Information and Democracy and its partners are releasing…
