Dynamic paywalls also appear to be performing well. In France, despite an increase in digital subscriptions, few French media outlets have been spared from massive staff cuts and the collapse of newsstand sales. Billionaires are fighting over the regional press: the acquisition of Nice Matin by Xavier Niel divided the group's employees in July. Billionaires Matthieu Pigasse and Daniel Kretinsky are about to become almost the majority shareholders of the Le Monde group by buying out the shares of the Spanish group Prisa, another owner of the group.
Adopted last March in the European gambling data israel Parliament, France became this summer the first country to transpose the neighboring right for publishers and press agencies . Digital platforms are supposed to pay them for the use of their content. The Assembly also adopted the reform of press distribution which aims to modernize it. 4. Relentless online disinformation and hate This is unfortunately a major trend in 2019 and the summer will not have known a respite . While sites that peddle false information generate millions of dollars in advertising, according to a report from the Global Disinformation Index , it is increasingly difficult to fight against disinformation online.
And with the increasingly fine-grained personalization of sponsored content pushed by the algorithms of the major platforms, it will be increasingly difficult for the media and/or trusted third parties to play their role as counter-powers. It remains to be seen whether Facebook's recruitment of journalists for its future news tab and the possibility on Instagram to denounce disinformation will have any effect. In France, the Avia law , "aimed at combating hateful content on the Internet" which strengthens the obligations of large platforms, was adopted in July, not without some concerns.