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 […]

For Austrian media outlets, public advertising is very important, especially since the coronavirus crisis worsened the economic situation. But experts criticize the lack of transparent criteria for its distribution. Public advertising in media outlets is a controversial issue. Austria is not an exception to this rule, especially since this kind of advertising is traditionally important […]

If you you’re looking for information from the government, Austria is not the best place in the world to go. The country traditionally has a weak implementation of freedom of information. The new government coalition between the centre-right Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Green party under ÖVP Chancellor Sebastian Kurz promised to change that. […]

As news organizations around the world have been recording, on one hand, an increase in audiences of their online platforms, on the other hand, a decrease in income both from advertising and sales, it has become increasingly clear that there may be a role for state institutions to play in supporting a public good: independent […]