Established websites dominate the misinformation landscape in Serbia, usually with a strong political agenda. Favoring the government is rewarded with public money.
Misinformation is not absent in Moldova, but its sources are located in state and commercial mainstream media. Smaller websites have a hard time to survive.
A study by researchers from the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Information Law, including CMDS Fellow Kristina Irion, recommends that EU trade policy should take steps to anticipate transnational challenges in AI deployment.
The misinformation business in Romania is elusive and difficult to measure, but click-bait content, which is funded mostly by advertising, is the norm.