State-approved news feeds? Inside Germany's push to regulate algorithms

APOLLO-NEWS.NET

SUMMARY

Germany’s state media regulators ("Landesmedienanstalten") are preparing rules that would force social media platforms to give greater visibility to “reliable” or “trusted” media outlets in their algorithms, as reported by the German media outlet Apollo News. The new assault on free speech is being developed under the auspices of the state media regulators and is justified as a means to "protect media plurality," and combat alleged "disinformation."

The planned framework would mean that platforms such as X, Facebook, TikTok, or Instagram could be legally required to privilege certain journalistic sources in their recommendations, feeds, or search rankings.