Social media and AI: Friends or foes of press freedom?

Published: May 8, 2023, 6:55 p.m.

b'Social media has long been a boon to press freedom, allowing journalists from all over the world to make their voices heard, grow an audience, and build trust.\\n\\nBut rampant disinformation has increasingly eroded the space for trustworthy information online, multiplying risks for the journalists who help separate fact from fiction.\\n\\nAhead of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May, I spoke to UN News\\u2019s Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer about the complicated relationship between social media and free speech.'