UK to mandate public service news prominence on social media
- Source
- Financial Times
- Time
- 5:46 AM
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- 94/100
The UK government is set to introduce new regulations requiring major tech platforms, including YouTube and Meta, to prioritize the visibility of British public service news. This move aims to ensure that high-quality, reliable reporting from established domestic broadcasters and news organizations remains easily accessible to users as news consumption increasingly shifts toward social media.
The initiative extends the long-standing principle of "prominence" rules, which historically ensured that public service broadcasters occupied easily findable positions on traditional television guides. By applying these standards to digital platforms, ministers seek to support the sustainability of the UK's news ecosystem and provide a credible alternative to the spread of misinformation online.