On 20 July, the European Commission published guidelines to help providers and those implementing artificial intelligence (AI) systems to comply with the transparency obligations under the AI Act, which will come into force on 2 August 2026. The transparency obligations will help people recognise when they are interacting with AI or when content has been […]
New rules on integrity and transparency in the energy market
Two important sets of rules aimed at making energy markets more transparent and fair have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. One set of rules, a Delegated Regulation on insider information platforms and registered reporting mechanisms, concerns the authorisation procedure, the revocation of authorisations and the supervision of entities that report […]
6 tips to spot and stop information manipulation
Information manipulation can prevent people from making informed decisions by misleading them. New technologies allow false or distorted content to spread faster and on a larger scale than ever before. To stop its harm, it is needed to learn how to recognise it. Factchecking can help set the record straight. Empowering citizens, independent fact-checkers and civil society is therefore essential. What […]
European Parliament calls for new media grants, with focus on combating disinformation
On Thursday 14 November the European Parliament published a new call for proposals for grants for news agencies, TV channels, radio stations, digital media and the written press. Projects submitted must have a twofold objective: 1. To provide regular, reliable, pluralistic and non-partisan information on the political and legislative work of the European Parliament, […]