Ongoing inspections and cooperation with legitimate entities to combat online piracy have begun to show results. Following roundtable discussions held in the country’s regions with cable operators authorized by the AMA and after forming a coalition with them in this joint battle against lawbreakers, the first violators have been identified. Last weekend, AMA inspection teams […]
The roundtables discussions for the fight against online piracy have stopped in the regions of Shkodra and Lezha. The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, explained to the cable operators representatives authorized by AMA in these two regions that the Audiovisual Media Authority is committed to the fight against piracy, while discussing concrete ways to […]
Piracy and the exposure of children to pornography, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and violence are the violations that are most frequently identified during these weeks of collaboration between citizens-AMA-TikTok for the removal of harmful content. So far, we have reviewed and taken action on: 437 complaints received by AMA 143 were found to be violations of […]
The creation of a Digital Agenda for the children’s safety in the Western Balkans was the focus of the first regional conference organized in Tirana by the Audiovisual Media Authority in cooperation with the Center for Children’s Rights in Albania (CRCA/ECPAT). Participants in the roundtable included TikTok platform leaders, regulators from Montenegro, Kosovo, and North […]
Following the collaboration established with TikTok in August of this year, and after the reporting of hundreds of pirated and harmful videos by citizens, another step was taken in strengthening this partnership. The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, held a meeting with Lukasz Gabler, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager for CEE at TikTok. […]
Political news took the leading spot in the main news editions on national television during the month of September, accounting for 16.68% of the content, followed by social news at 12.53%. In September, international news also held an important place in the news editions, making up 12.43% of the content. The monitoring covers the period […]
The chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, participated in the 23rd Plenary Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Regulators (MNRA), where the main focus of the meeting was UNESCO’s principles for the governance of digital platforms and their implementation. UNESCO Representative for the Protection of Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists, Mikel Aguirre […]
The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi was awarded the “Icon of Appreciation” for the “SPEAK ALBANIAN” initiative that AMA launched one year ago. At the start of the new television season, during an event organized by RTV21 and the “Fol Shqip Show” program, with the participation of personalities from Albania, Kosovo, and Diaspora, AMA […]
Elbasan and Vlora have been the next districts where the series of discussion roundtables has taken place, initiated by the Chair of AMA, Armela Krasniqi. The aim of these discussions is to directly address current concerns with legal cable operators in all districts across the country. Following the same approach: “Co-regulation as a tool in […]
This week has also been busy for the teams reviewing citizen reports on harmful content on TikTok. Since the start of AMA’s collaboration with this platform and the opening of a dedicated link on the Authority’s official website, where the public can report content they consider harmful, hundreds of such reports have been submitted. Since […]