Vienna – Media Minister and Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (SPÖ) pushed for a common strategy in dealing with Big Tech companies at an informal meeting of European media ministers. What counts most for this is the range. “Professional journalistic work that is committed to ethical and legal standards is giving way to polarizing, sensational and emotionally charged content – reinforced by the platforms’ non-transparent algorithms,” Babler said in a broadcast, outlining an increasingly serious problem for democracy.
