Oliver Money-Kyrle

[Antoinette Nikolova @AntoinetteNikol]

A pro-Russian candidate in Bulgaria has closed his campaign under a Russian flag and with a photo of Vladimir Putin.
A deeply troubling signal.
Just as Europe is still grappling with the legacy of Viktor Orbán, new fault lines are emerging from within.
This is no longer hypothetical. It is unfolding in real time. #Bulgaria #Hungary #EU

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

for those wanting to understand the current BBC crisis and the silencing of women's voices in the UK media more broadly, the best place to start is the @JournalismSEEN podcast.

[SEEN in Journalism @JournalismSEEN]

📣🎙️Julie Bindel revisits a forgotten moment in BBC history, the 2007 Hecklers debate, and ask whether such a programme could be made today

Fantastic to discuss with her how, 18 years before the Cass Review, Julie was already warning about the capture of institutions 🎧

[Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) @MediaFreedomEU]

🎉 Registration for the MFRR Summit 2025 is open!

On 13 October, Brussels will host leading journalists, policymakers, and experts to address urgent threats to press freedom and strengthen media resilience across Europe 📰

Secure your place today: https://t.co/eillmTlZ1F

[Dr. Courtney Radsch @courtneyr]

This proposal should be blocked by the FCC, if it ever does materialize. Its approval will only lead to further erosion of antitrust laws, freedom of the press, and dangerously shrink media plurality and diversity in America.
https://t.co/LMXVNUCZZT

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

According to @vonderleyen #SOTEU
The first step in an autocrat’s playbook is always to capture independent media.

For all you need to know about the actors and drivers behind #mediacapture and #EMFA read @globalfreemedia @mjrc @MedJournResCen reports https://t.co/ACRPs608ie

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

when did the UK police start thinking it was OK to detain and investigate journalists for covering crime on the public record and sharing selfies from a beach? @NUJofficial @globalfreemedia

[Rebecca Tidy @DrRebeccaTidy]

Thank you to @davidwoode for reporting on Devon + Cornwall Police devoting their time to investigating my factual tweets about a former police sergeant charged with a criminal offence. I’m very grateful this is now on record.

https://t.co/bc4vt7OOAx

[Antoinette Nikolova @AntoinetteNikol]

European People's Party chief Manfred Weber said the party would launch a process to reevaluate the membership of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's SNS party.
https://t.co/J9S6N5m2Ah

[teresa smith @treesey]

Worth re-reading this from @soniasodha in January 2022 about the College of Policing:

‘And just before Christmas (2021), in a landmark judgment that has attracted surprisingly little commentary from human rights lawyers given its profound implications…’

https://t.co/Rf7s9WP89U

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

@roisinmurphy After 30 years of reading the guardian, this was the article that ended my subscription.

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

EC rumoured to be planning to issue Google with a modest fine for anti-competitive actions in digital ad market.
Only the break up of Google's ad companies can end its stranglehold over the market and release billions of euros into the media sector

https://t.co/NQNXkA52xK

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

Is the Chief Executive overseeing N1, Serbia's leading independent broadcaster about to be forced out by United Group to appease the Vucic government?

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

The CEOs discussed removing the chief executive of a United Group subsidiary that owns N1, a Serbian TV channel that has documented nine months of anti-government protests.

https://t.co/WTzUKVkdef

[ბათუმელები • Batumelebi.ge @Batumelebi_ge]

📢European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Media Freedom in #Georgia, Demands Release of Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli

💢On June 19, the @Europarl_EN adopted a resolution on #media freedom in Georgia, with a strong focus on the case of journalist @MAmaghlobeli. Amaglobeli, co-founder of independent outlets Batumelebi and @netgazeti, was arrested during pro-European protests in January 2025 and now faces up to seven years in prison.

💢The resolution condemns her arrest as politically motivated and demands her immediate and unconditional release. It criticizes the Georgian authorities for violating procedural safeguards, imposing unjustified pre-trial detention, and subjecting her to inhumane treatment that led to a 38-day hunger strike. The resolution also notes sanctions imposed by Estonia and Lithuania on officials involved in her case.

The European Parliament denounces the broader crackdown on civil society and media in Georgia, citing the adoption of repressive laws such as the FARA. It calls for the repeal of all such legislation, the release of all political prisoners, and stronger #EU support for independent media and civil society in Georgia.
#FreeMzia
#MediaUnderAttack
#RepressionInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests

[ბათუმელები • Batumelebi.ge @Batumelebi_ge]

🗣️"The key thing at the moment is that it is clear that in #Georgia you are not going to get a fair trial. she hasn't had due process yet; and really, what's going to make the difference here is ensuring that the world is watching!", - @caoilfhionnanna speaking about the case of @MAmaghlobeli at @zegfest.

#FreeMzia

[Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) @MediaFreedomEU]

🇪🇺 Today at the European Parliament’s LIBE @EP_Justice hearing, the MFRR consortium joins forces to highlight how systemic attacks on journalists are threatening press freedom and democracy across the EU and candidate countries.

[Media and Journalism Research Center @MedJournResCen]

📢 New article by our director @mariusdrag in EJO! He explores how EU countries are tackling media capture & preparing for the European Media Freedom Act—based on our annual report with @globalfreemedia.

https://t.co/5k5GErSXcC

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

Journalists are under pressure as protests rise against autocratic rule. Join us in Brussels to discuss how the international community can respond to the multiple crises facing #PressFreedom. #WPFD2025
📅 May 5, 16:30
📍 Press Club Brussels Europe
👉 https://t.co/dTD5lOIHT1

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

🇷🇸#Serbia: On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay 2025, IPI joins @MediaFreedomEU in publishing latest joint report with findings about the deteriorating state of #mediafreedom in Serbia, following our recent mission to the #EU candidate country👇

https://t.co/E5b3RHIIpO

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

📢 On World Press Freedom Day, we launch our Turkey 2024 Mission Report: Judicial harassment, regulatory censorship and the looming threat of the espionage act threatened independent journalism.

Read more and download the report: https://t.co/tikwPEbMqS

[Media and Journalism Research Center @MedJournResCen]

🚨 New from @courtneyr in @guardian:
Two major US cases say Google is an illegal monopoly, using its dominance in one market to control others.
What are the remedies?
🧵 Read more:
https://t.co/xbBOkolvh9

[Oliver Money-Kyrle @ollymk]

The EU must prioritise media freedom to combat disinformation.
This cannot be done without fixing the market for a vibrant and pluralistic media.
End platform dominance of advertising
Provide tax incentives for investors, advertisers & subscribers
Make Bigtech pay for content

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

🇪🇺#EU: IPI's @ollymk joined @MediaFreedomEU partners in meeting #EuropeanCommission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, @HennaVirkkunen, on 27 April 2025 in #Brussels to discuss media challenges. Our full statement👇

https://t.co/9BRcjcg8v0