The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) enters into application across the European Union.
The EMFA brings many benefits for media companies, journalists, and citizens, offering media service providers greater legal certainty and enhancing their independence.
The EMFA is designed to strengthen media freedom, independence and pluralism within the EU’s internal market. It provides, among others, stronger protection for journalists, ensures adequate funding and editorial freedom for public service media, prevents unwarranted removal of media content by very large online platforms and establishes the European Board for Media Services.
Most provisions of EMFA now apply with some remaining ones, which pertain to users’ rights to customise media offerings on devices and interfaces and control access to media services, entering into application on 8 May 2027.
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Source: European Commission | Shaping Europe’s digital future | News & Views (https://tinyurl.com/4k73crrf)