{"id":416,"date":"2025-05-12T18:48:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediafreedompoll.com\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:17:15","slug":"2023-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mediafreedompoll.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"MFP 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New data reveals shifting public attitudes toward media freedom in Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary<\/h2>\r\n
Watch the recording from the press conference and panel debate on Media Freedom Poll 2025<\/div>\r\n HERE<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n 0<\/span>\r\n want social media platforms to act on hate speech and cyberbullying, poll shows<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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The findings challenge the idea that regulating social media is \u201ccensorship\u201d \u2014 showing strong support for action to protect media freedom and democratic debate<\/h3>\n
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Media Freedom Poll 2025 shows strong public support for transparent, effective regulation of social media to protect freedom of expression and democratic integrity<\/strong>. The fourth edition of the poll demonstrates overwhelming public backing for accountability measures against social media platforms, particularly in response to hate speech, cyberbullying, disinformation, and harmful content<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Central Europeans aren't rejecting free speech - they want safeguards to ensure it remains free. Today's digital landscape requires protections against manipulation by algorithms, extremism, and profit-driven disinformation. Citizens increasingly view EU intervention not as overreach, but as essential democratic protection.<\/blockquote>\r\n
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Almost 90% of people across the region demand platforms act decisively against hate speech, cyberbullying, and content promoting self-harm.\u00a067% support actions against the spreading of disinformation.\u00a066% believe that digital platforms should give preference to trustworthy sources of information.\u00a061% agree that digital platforms should be transparent about their decisions regarding promotion or suppression of content. The most preferred intervention is the removal of harmful content, followed by reducing its visibility and adding contextual labels - reflecting strong support for clear, decisive action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Concerns<\/span> about media freedom<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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