The Press Freedom Files: The up- and downside of new Austrian law to combat online abuse

The Austrian Communication Platforms Act took effect on January
1, 2021. It’s Austria’s attempt to protect public discourse by
regulating the big social media platforms. IPI Head of
Digital Communications Javier Luque talks to experts Daniela
Kraus, Secretary General of the Presseclub Concordia, and
journalist Ingrid Brodnig, who has authored several books on
online harassment and disinformation, about the law’s potential
benefits as well as potential pitfalls that could negatively
impact the free dissemination of news and freedom of expression.