The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 28th November 2024

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Fair share: On Big Tech and media content

Compensation of news publishers by Big Tech platforms is a must

In a speech on the occasion of National Press Day last week, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called attention to the issue of fair compensation to media companies for the use of their content by big technology platforms. The Internet’s rapid growth has created a power imbalance (lack of balance or equality) between news publishers and large online enterprises which now set the financial terms for their use of content created by others. Many countries are grappling (struggling or fighting with) with this issue, and new regulations are taking shape. In Australia and France, Google and Meta are increasingly required to negotiate fairer (more just or reasonable) revenue-sharing agreements and licensing deals with publishers. A similar push in India will be an essential step to ensure the continued vibrancy (energy, liveliness) and financial sustainability of news organisations, which are under threat in their traditional and online formats. The government’s affirmation (formal confirmation or agreement) of support for fair revenue sharing in favour of news publishers — first expressed last year — is more important than ever. As Artificial Intelligence makes stealthy (secretive or sneaky) , large-scale appropriation (taking something for one’s own use) of content easier and when new business models are built on that technological capacity, fair compensation for original creators is an urgent question. The time has come to rapidly act to give force to these pronouncements (official statements or declarations) through law. The pushback (resistance or opposition) that these steps will likely face from Big Tech platforms make it that much more important to start the work quickly, and with resolve.

The Minister has also expressed concern on the issue of misinformation and fake news. It is important for the government to establish trust as a good faith broker and avoid the temptation to act as a regulator or censor (to examine and remove content deemed offensive or harmful) of content. Trust comes, for instance, by taking steps to improve the public’s media literacy in general. The government’s desire, now stalled (delayed or stopped) by the judiciary — to act as a fact-checker — in fact, to be the final authority over what is or is not true about the Union government, is not helpful. Trust is established by empowering a strong press to pursue and verify falsehoods vigorously; and not by state regulation and censorship. The partisan (showing favoritism to a particular side or group) application of existing rules by authorities that go after the Opposition parties on charges of misinformation while turning a blind eye towards violations by the ruling party must also stop. Only an even-handed application of laws against misinformation will act as a deterrent (a thing that discourages or prevents) for bad actors. India’s news industry has always suffered from fundamental financial and political challenges. The Internet age offers the opportunity to work on remedies. The firms that control the Internet must be more effectively regulated, and government interventions, which are necessary, must not result in state high-handedness (abusive use of power or authority).

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 28th November 2024

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1. Gripping: Struggling or fighting with something.
2. Fairer: More just or reasonable.
3. Vibrancy: The quality of being full of energy, enthusiasm, or life.
4. Affirmation: A formal confirmation or agreement.
5. Stealthy: Done in a secretive or sneaky way.
6. Appropriation: The action of taking something for one’s own use, typically without permission.
7. Pronouncements: Official statements or declarations.
8. Pushback: Resistance or opposition to something.
9. Censor: To examine and remove content deemed offensive or harmful.
10. Stalled: Delayed or stopped, especially due to external factors.

Hindu Vocab Master 28th November 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

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