Media Freedom Act miratohet nga Parlamenti i BE-së

The European parliament has adopted the law on the establishment of the freedom of the press, the prohibition of political interference, and the use of spyware against journalists.

16/03/2024

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After the interim agreement with the Council, the European Parliament passed eventually to the Act on Freedom of the Media.The law provides for freedom of the press, including the stop the intervention of foreign judgments in its editorial. It also protects the work of a journalist, and would prohibit the use of any spyware, except in the case of the specific and limited.

The freedom of the press and the protection of journalists
The act on Freedom of the Media, which was adopted by 464 votes, 92 votes against and 65 abstentions, requires member states to protect the independence of the media, and to prevent any form of interference in the decisions the editorial. In particular, the authorities may not use, arrests, penalties, audits, and methods to the other, tightening of pressure on journalists and the leaders of the editorial staff, which reveal the sources of their own.

The parliament is located is also strong limitations on the use of the spyware. They will be allowed only on a case by-case basis and will be subject to the authorisation of a judicial authority, in the context of an investigation into serious crimes, punishable by a term of imprisonment. Those affected will need to be updated after it is carried out the survey, and will be able to challenge it in a court of law.

To avoid political interference in the decisions the editorial to the media, the public, the managers, and the members of the board shall be elected for a term sufficient to have a long-term on the basis of the procedures in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. The funding for the media and public, it must be reliable, predictable, and follow the procedure that is transparent and objective.

The law also provides a mechanism designed to warn them of the largest on the web, such as Facebook, X, or Instagram, to limit or abolish the arbitrary content of the self-reliant. The platforms will have to inform the interested parties and allow a response within the next 24 hours. Only after the deadline for them would be to set the limit or remove content that does not comply with the terms and conditions thereof.