online media

Business

Warner Bros. Discovery to split, dividing TV and streaming services

The company said it would split its studios and streaming businesses as it looks to improve performance in an increasingly competitive market.

09/06/2025

Business

Porn-driven OnlyFans could sell for billions despite ‘filth factor’

The profitable 18+ internet content subscription service is reportedly in talks to sell. However, the price tag could be impacted by its porn-driven content.

23/05/2025

Green News

Study reveals widespread climate disinformation in French TV and radio

A new study discovered dozens of climate lies being shared in French media, from renewable energy to EVs.

10/04/2025

Culture news

Michelle Obama and brother Craig Robinson launch new podcast

The show is produced by Higher Ground, Michelle and Barack Obama’s media company, and is set to offer opinions and advice to listeners on everyday matters.

10/03/2025

Tech News

Tech campaign aims to build social media system free of billionaires

A group of tech entrepreneurs wants to raise money to build a decentralised network of social media that does not have any influence from tech billionaires.

21/01/2025

EuroVerify

Fact checkers at increasing risk of abuse, report says

In an age of increasing distrust in mainstream media, fact-checkers, who are tasked with clarifying and debunking misleading claims, now also find themselves the targets of that same distrust.

13/12/2024

Tech News

What is 'pig butchering,' the financial scam Meta is warning about?

Meta says it has shut down 2 million accounts on its platforms that are "pig butchering" people into financial scams. But what does that mean?

29/11/2024

Tech News

Bluesky to quadruple its moderation team due to surge in new users

The decentralised social media said that the "huge influx of users" has led to "a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network".

26/11/2024

Tech News

UK and US form children’s online safety working group

The government working group will “advance the principles” of the two countries’ joint statement on digital safety.

14/10/2024

Business

Swiss news group Tamedia calls time on print as focus shifts online

The company blames 'a rapid change in media usage' and a shift in the advertising landscape for the situation, adding it is going to focus instead on digital offerings.

27/08/2024

Business

New York Times unable to push Germany's Wordle out of puzzle market

The New York Times, which owns Wordle, has been embroiled in a battle with German puzzle distributor Stefan Heine over his own equivalent game. A court decision on Friday ended the dispute.

21/07/2024

Work

Euroviews. Publishers are signing big-ticket deals with OpenAI, but at what cost?

Let’s hope, for the good of the press and all the things that rely on it — civic life, democracy, and so on — that the media execs signing big deals with OpenAI are indeed making the right bet with Big Tech this time around, Jonah Prousky writes.

27/06/2024

Slovakia

Online toxicity in Slovakia spikes by 60% after attempt on Fico's life

Researchers have long drawn links between hateful online comments and their capacity to push people further towards extreme political stances, beliefs and worldviews.

16/05/2024

Business

OnlyFans faces probe over claims children could access adult content

UK watchdog says the video-sharing site used by sex workers lacks robust age-verification checks.

02/05/2024

Climate

A third of UK teens think climate crisis is ‘exaggerated’, poll finds

Climate denial on YouTube has taken a ‘disturbing shift’, according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

16/01/2024

My Europe Series

Hungary is funding European publications. But have they had an impact?

Viktor Orbán’s government is linked to funding for several right-wing publications in English. But have they had any impact?

16/09/2023

Romania

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate freed from house arrest

The Tate brothers, aged 34 and 36, are charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and rape in Romania.

04/08/2023

World News

Which European countries trust the media most?

Report shows wide variations in different countries between how much trust people have in jouarnalism.

14/06/2023

Scenes

Meet the aspiring female filmmakers capturing unique stories in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City Qatar

08/05/2023

Sudan

Sudan crisis: Don't fall for these misleading images and claims

A hotel that's been bombed and a bridge on fire - but these viral images on social media are not what they seem to be.

27/04/2023