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Media Freedom Act draft amendments tackle EU governments’ access to journalists’ sources

By Matthew Newman and Lucy Valeski ( April 12, 2023, 15:54 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments would have to ensure that journalists’ sources are protected and that they can’t force media companies to disclose information on sources, unless there’s an “overriding” public interest in national law, according to draft amendments to the European Media Freedom Act. National governments would be restricted from using spyware on journalists, and spyware could be deployed only on a case-by-case basis.EU governments would have to ensure that journalists’ sources are protected and that they can’t force media companies to disclose information on sources, unless there’s an “overriding” public interest in national law, according to draft amendments to the European Media Freedom Act....

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