As enforcement moves to the forefront of the fight against disinformation, this edition looks at growing pressure on platforms through legal action, investigations, and national policy responses, highlighting the gap between ambition and implementation.
We also examine how platform design, monetisation systems, and AI are reshaping information risks, while coordinated influence operations and strategic narratives continue to shape political, geopolitical, and climate debates.
As political and informational pressures intensify across Europe, patterns of change are emerging. This edition explores shifting dynamics around elections, accountability and platform power, from developments in Hungary to evolving approaches to enforcement and oversight in the EU. We also examine the growing impact of AI-driven manipulation, coordinated influence operations, and the expanding role of civil society and regulators in defending information integrity.
European courts are beginning to activate the Digital Services Act. This edition looks at key rulings against Meta and X, the growing role of courts and civil society in enforcing platform rules, and new challenges from generative AI, election interference, and climate disinformation.
