Another Lawsuit Filed Against Google in the U.S.: Gemini AI Assistant Accused of “Secretly Monitoring” Users
Google is facing a new class action lawsuit in the United States over allegations that its AI assistant Gemini secretly...
Freedom House Report: Turkey Among the Worst Countries for Internet Freedom
The US-based civil society organization Freedom House has released its annual Freedom on the Net report, which shows that global...
Frankfurter Talks III – “Half a Year of the New Government: Belonging Between Politics, Media, and Everyday Life”
“We want to create spaces for new perspectives, for open debates – and for voices that are too often unheard.”...
TRUTHLAB: A New Digital Effort Led by Youth Against Disinformation and Fake News
As part of an EU Erasmus+ project implemented by the International Journalists Association (IJA) Academy, the youth-run Instagram page TruthLab...
Algorithmic bans are erasing people digitally!
Policy Report – Issue II | October 2025 Published: November 3, 2025 By the International Journalists Association (IJA) The International Journalists...
Turkey proposes higher taxes on digital platforms: subscription fees likely to rise
A draft law submitted to Turkey’s parliament seeks to raise the digital services tax applied to international technology and media...
AI fails the journalism test: Half of news answers found inaccurate
A new study coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants...
Tele1 placed under state trusteeship; live broadcast cut and penguin documentary aired
Prosecutors in Istanbul have placed the television channel Tele1 under the control of Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) as...
Germany defends digital privacy, blocks EU’s “Chat Control” surveillance plan
Germany has dealt a major blow to the European Union’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation, which aims to make the scanning...
IJA Academy brings young journalists together with media professionals
The IJA Academy organized a training program for young journalists. Participants from the United States, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and...
Journalists detained ahead of NATO summit as RTÜK warns broadcasters: “We are monitoring your broadcasts”
As detentions targeting journalists, academics and lawyers continue ahead of the NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on July...
Newspaper circulation falls 15 percent in Turkey as digital media expands
Turkey's newspaper industry continued to lose ground to digital media in 2025, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The...
EU’s top court upholds record €4.1 billion fine against Google
The European Union's highest court on Thursday upheld the bloc's record €4.1 billion antitrust fine against Google over anti-competitive practices...
Pressure on media in Turkey continues: Two journalists jailed, TV stations fined, opposition outlets barred from NATO accreditation
Journalists Doğa Baskan and Yıldız Tar have been jailed pending trial, while Turkey's media watchdog imposed broadcasting penalties on Halk...
IJA joins international call at the 5th Justice Gathering in Strasbourg
The 5th Justice Gathering, held in front of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
ECHR finds rights violations in cases involving 893 applicants, including journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued a significant ruling covering a total of 893 applicants in three...
Future of Syrians in Germany discussed at Intercultural Media Dialogue featuring IJA
In a panel held as part of the Intercultural Media Dialogue Rhein-Main, the possible return of Syrians in Germany, the...
ECHR Rules That Journalist Tuncer Çetinkaya’s Rights to Liberty, Security and Freedom of Expression Were Violated
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled against Turkey in a judgment announced today concerning journalist Tuncer...
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