United against online disinformation

As part of EDMO’s work to map the media literacy landscape in Europe, EDMO produces country profiles for each Member State. The country profiles offer an overview of media literacy in the country, along with details about any national policies or frameworks, information about key stakeholders, the status of media literacy in the national curriculum and outside formal education, and the activities of the EDMO Hubs. The profiles of Croatia, Finland, France, Ireland and Italy are available.

EDMO and the Media & Learning Association are running a series of online seminars on the work of the EDMO Hubs on Media Literacy. This series will highlight specific aspects of the media literacy work of these hubs and will identify good practices that can be shared by others engaged in media literacy. The first webinar on 14 September focused on the media literacy activities of the Hubs in Italy, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Recordings and a report will be soon available and registrations are open for the next editions.

Since the beginning of the ongoing exceptional heatwave, the EDMO fact-checking network has identified a rise in disinformation related to climate change, as attention on the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is fading. The July fact-checking brief and the latest collective investigations reveal the circulation in the European public opinion of conspiracy theories and precise narratives undermining the reality of climate change.

EDMO invites new players from the online information ecosystem active in the EU to become signatories of the 2022 Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation. Presented on 16 June 2022 by 34 signatories, it sets a broader range of commitments and measures for platforms and industry to counter online disinformation. An important role for EDMO is foreseen in the implementation of a number of commitments. EDMO will also be part of the permanent task force dedicated to the adaptation and update of the Code.

EDMO trainings contribute to a deeper understanding of disinformation and how to effectively tackle it. The 2022 calendar of EDMO trainings has been updated on the website. The new online survey for stakeholders working on online disinformation will be open until 15 November 2022. Tell us about your needs and help us identify the most relevant topics for future EDMO training sessions.