MEDIA

TikTok is its own worst enemy
THE NEW YORK TIMES

I was really rooting for TikTok. In 2020, when the Trump administration first tried to force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app or risk having it shut down, I argued that banning TikTok in the United States would do more harm than good.


Digital platform to shield Greece from fake news
NEWS

Seeking to combat the spread of lies about the country, the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Digital Governance are reportedly preparing to launch a new digital platform that will use AI to identify false news.


Police warning on deepfakes
NEWS

Cybercrime authorities are cautioning the public to be wary of the recent proliferation of fraudulent ads on social media and websites.


Eurostat: Greece ranks third in number of radio stations in EU
NEWS

Greece has the third highest number of radio stations in the EU, after Spain and Italy, data from the EU’s statistical arm Eurostat has shown. According to the figures, released to mark World Radio Day, Spain, with 714 stations, Italy (679), Greece (599), France (343) and Portugal (299) held the top five spots in 2022.

MEPs voice concern about the rule of law in Greece
NEWS

The European Parliament on Wednesday called on the Commission to act over what it described as “grave concerns” about the rule of law in Greece, citing a hostile environment for journalists, the use of spyware against political opponents and journalists and abuse of power by the police.



Dragging solidarity through the mud
OPINION

Suspicion of humanitarian organizations is not a Greek hang-up; it’s universal. The case of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a typical example.


Tragedies thirst for narrative, vindication
OPINION

Today it is clear that the story is inconceivable, outrageous. “This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared it a few days ago.