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Decoding Disinformation | Episode 6: Franziska Tschinderle – Attacked by Orbán’s state media

Austrian reporter Franziska Tschinderle was smeared and discredited for five days in a row on Hungary’s most important TV news broadcast simply for doing her job. The campaign targeting Tschinderle is the subject of a new case study published today by the German newspaper taz as part of the IPI-led Decoding Disinformation Playbook project. A […]

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IPI Podcast: The up- and downside of new Austrian law to regulate platforms and combat online abuse

The Austrian Communication Platforms Act took effect on January 1, 2021. It’s Austria’s attempt to protect public discourse by regulating the big social media platforms. The law is also part of a larger package of legal reforms in the country that aim at addressing online abuse. IPI Head of Digital Communications Javier Luque talks to […]

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