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The move to digital brought with it new ways to experience the world around us. We can access news whenever and wherever we are and have a huge choice of the sources and platforms we use. New technologies allow us to explore our past and present cultures more easily, touring heritage sites and museums from the comfort of our homes. And, we can all enjoy a range of different movies, TV and radio shows produced in Europe.
Yet, we also have challenges to face in the area of media and digital culture during the Digital Decade. Disinformation spreads faster online than it ever did in the offline world, with damaging consequences. The fight to ensure media freedom and protect journalists is ongoing. And, as the online world brings us closer together, we need to keep hold of our cultural diversity across Europe.
These concerns among others have fueled the EU’s approach to European media and digital culture, driving actions such as:
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Five EU-funded titles have received awards in this 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday, 17 July with a closing ceremony.
The Commission is launching infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland related to the equality and the protection of fundamental rights.
The Commission and the signatories of the Code of Practice on Disinformation are launching a joint call today inviting interested parties to become signatories of the strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation. New signatories are expected to help shape the revised Code together with current signatories.
Today, at the Cannes Film Festival, the Commission is launching an awareness campaign aimed at fostering diversity and inclusion in the film and news media industries and at highlighting gender equality and the role of women in the sector. The campaign, titled ‘CharactHer', is the first initiative with a clear focus on diversity and inclusion launched under the framework of the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan.
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These days we can watch our favourite programmes not just on TV, but also online. These shows are subject to the rules of the single market.
Cultural heritage has a new breath of life thanks to digital technologies and the internet. Citizens now have opportunities to access cultural material online.
The European Commission is adapting EU copyright rules to new consumer behaviours in a Europe which values its cultural diversity.
The European Union upholds media freedom and pluralism as pillars of modern democracy and enablers of free and open debate.