CPJ joins coalition opposing Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation Bill
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined the Public Media Alliance and six other press freedom organizations in expressing serious concern over draft legislation in Seychelles that, if enacted, would “significantly weaken” the institutional independence of the country’s public broadcaster. In a June 23 letter to Seychelles Vice-President Sebastien Pillay, whose portfolio includes information, the coalition…
Tech platforms struggle to label state-controlled media
Twitter announced last week that it would start labeling some accounts run by media outlets and their top editors as “state-affiliated,” a descriptor intended to improve transparency about the source of information being shared on the platform. Since disinformation became a flash point in the debate over content moderation on social media, distinguishing propaganda from…