nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230615-231225-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230615s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230615-231225-0 doi eng 342 23 Milewska, Paulina Author aut SLAPPs, Daphne’s Law, and the Future of Journalism - What is the state of the game? Milewska, Paulina Verfassungsblog 2023-06-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Media freedom has many dimensions. Whereas the EMFA deals directly with media oversight bodies and the likes, the proposed anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) directive weighs into a more niche but crucially important topic: the silencing of journalists through bogus litigation. Such bogus litigation - or SLAPPS - does not intend to „win” cases but to slowly but steadily dry out journalists financially, emotionally, and socially. Currently, the Council of the European Union and the European Union Parliament are working on their proposals of the directive. It is crucial that the Commission’s proposal will not be watered down. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism Democratic Backsliding european media freedom act rule of law backsliding SLAPP Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/slapps-daphnes-law-and-the-future-of-journalism/ raw object