AMA monitoring role during the electoral process was the main focus in the meeting between high-level officials of the Audiovisual Media Authority and the Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) delegation, sent to Albania by the OSCE Office. Mr. Ulvi Akhundlu, Deputy Head of the ODIHR Election Department, Mr. Kakha Inaishvili, ODIHR Election Adviser, and Mr. Sherif […]

The collaboration in blocking harmful TikTok content between the citizens and AMA continues. Hundreds of videos have been blocked for piracy, and hundreds more for harmful content, showcasing the results of this collaboration. Since the beginning of the collaboration with this platform, based on citizen reports, we have so far achieved the following 682 complaints […]

Under the care of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a seminar focusing on the protection of children and their personal data on online platforms was held in Budapest. The event brought together experts from audiovisual and digital regulatory authorities of European Union member states, high-level representatives of online platforms, European […]

Another pirate server without broadcasting rights has been reported by the Audiovisual Media Authority. AMA inspectors, continuing their fieldwork to identify pirate IPTV services, discovered during inspections in the Lezha and Shkodra regions an IPTV network accessible via the internal network of the public IP address 185.85.154.115 through the portal http://130.0.27.131:88/stalker_portal/c/. Technical tests done on-site confirmed […]

The implementation of EPRA’s Action Plan for the 2024-2026 period was the focus of the final meeting of the year for the Board of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA). The meeting, held in Brussels, was attended by the Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, who also serves as EPRA’s Vice-Chair. These meetings provide valuable […]

Dozens of teenagers in Romania have suffered fractures and severe trauma following a TikTok trend called the “Superman Challenge”. The challenge involves throwing themselves forward with one arm extended, mimicking the Superman character, to be caught – or not – by friends. This dangerous “game” has resulted in over 20 teenagers being hospitalized with severe […]

Hundreds of blocked videos for piracy and harmful content are the result of Citizen-AMA-TikTok collaboration. Since the beginning of our collaboration with this platform, the following results have been achieved based on citizen reports. 650 complaints received by AMA 248 cases were deemed as violations of the law. Of these, 245 videos/audio files have been […]

A new cooperation bridge was established today between the Albanian Audiovisual Media Authority and the Portuguese Media Regulatory Authority, ERC. During the 22nd Plenary Meeting of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), which is taking place in Rome, AMA Chair Armela Krasniqi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Portuguese counterpart, Helena […]

AMA Chair, Mrs. Armela Krasniqi, during her visit in Rome, held a valuable meeting at the headquarters of ANSA in Rome with the General Director of the Italian National News Agency and Luigi Silvestri, Director of Enterprises & New Media Business. “We discussed disinformation and information disorder as a phenomenon, and during the conversation, I learned […]

The  European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) assembly, was held in Rome to discuss and debate on the role of regulatory authorities in regulating content sharing across all types of platforms. The meeting was intentionally held at the Italian Parliament, symbolizing the home of democracy and the sovereignty of the people. During the first day […]