Faced with manipulation of algorithms, political interference and campaigns of hatred and incitement to violence, platforms and applications are subject to regulation, and if necessary, banning in many countries – which must nevertheless ensure compliance of the plurality of information.
Albania is the latest country to ban the social network Tiktok. The Prime Minister has decided to block the application, very popular among young people, for a year. Edi Rama criticizes Tiktok’s algorithm for encouraging violence among young people. But the measure is not unanimous. Report from Tirana, Louis Seiller.
Fighting disinformation and protecting young people while respecting freedom of expression is a difficult balance to find. Like the France or Australiain recent years, Turkey wants to establish a digital majority – in other words, set an age below which children will not be able to register on a social network, at least not without parental consent. But in a country known for its internet censorship, the subject is debated. In Ankara, details from Anne Andlauer.
In his book Hello Paris here Moscowpublished by Denoël, Nicolas Quénel deciphers the manipulation of information in Europe and France through Russia. The independent journalist, specialist in intelligence and media warfare, returns to the case of Romaniawhere the elections were canceled due to manipulation of the Tiktok network. He explains that this country actually serves as a testing ground for Russia for its interference campaigns aimed at Europe and UNITED STATES. Frédérique Lebel met Nicolas Quénel and asked him how the Kremlin was doing things.
In Slovakiaa student was in the spotlight this week and not just because he won a prestigious mathematics prize. The video of the award went viral after he very pointedly refused to shake hands with the President of the Slovak Republic, Petr Pellegrini. Explanations in Bratislava by Alexis Rosenzweig.
Music ! with Vincent Théval : In form, a title by the Spanish group Hinds.