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Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms

From The Guardian · () English

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  • The Trump administration has raised serious concerns about UK plans to give established broadcasters greater prominence on YouTube and other digital platforms.
  • US officials say changing social-media algorithms to favor traditional media could facilitate censorship.
  • Washington warned that the proposals could provide authoritarian governments with a model for greater control over online content.

The Trump administration has attacked Downing Street’s plan to give established broadcasters greater visibility on social platforms, warning that the move could facilitate censorship.

serious concerns

· US governmentThe administration’s description of the UK proposals to increase established broadcasters’ prominence online.

The proposal would require YouTube and other digital platforms to give more prominence to outlets including the BBC and ITV. The US government said it had “serious concerns” about the plan.

In a pointed intervention, the US embassy said boosting traditional media through social-media algorithms could create a precedent that authoritarian governments might use to defend tighter control over online content.

facilitating censorship

· US embassyThe embassy’s warning about the possible effect of the UK plan.

The dispute places the UK’s effort to strengthen the reach of established broadcasters against Washington’s broader concern that government-backed visibility rules could influence what users see online.

establish a template that authoritarian regimes could invoke to justify more control over online content

· US governmentThe administration’s warning about the wider precedent the proposals could create.
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