Spyware on EU Parliament’s Radar as MEPs Seek to Ban Its Use on Journalists

Members of the European Parliament this week adopted their position on a new law designed to strengthen defenses against the EU media, including a ban on the use of spyware against journalists. The European Media Freedom Act, adopted by a majority of MEPs Tuesday, seeks to oblige EU member states to “ensure media plurality and protect media independence from governmental, political, economic or private interference,” according to a press release issued by the European Parliament [https://www.eu