Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI

This policy manual, published by the Office of the OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media, focuses on the erosion of media freedom in today’s digital information ecosystem dominated by social media platforms, search engines, and AI companies. Based on consultations with more than 150 prominent experts in the fields of the media, civil society, policy-making, and academia, the manual offers mitigation measures and recommendations to States in three broad areas: 1) visibility – promotion of independent and public interest journalism, with robust safeguards; 2) viability – “fair remuneration, including news media bargaining codes and digital levies”; and 3) vigilance – preventing online violence against journalists.