Reporter Faces $800 Daily Fine for Protecting Source
Press-freedom X says the First Amendment failed; NYT and WaPo stress court procedure, while an $800 daily fine prices silence before merits are settled.
Anna Weber
Bureau: Berlin
Turkey Detains Eleven Media Workers Around the NATO Summit
Summit coverage leads with defense pledges while opposition rhetoric says martial law; eleven named detentions show how device access and accreditation shaped the press.
Italy Penalizes Character AI Over Age Checks for Minors
Reuters and consumer-protection X agree on Italy's age-check sanction; readers should not miss that existing privacy law can act before broader AI fines begin.
German Police Open Assault Cases After Reporters Are Beaten
A verified post condemns attacks on conservative reporters while CPJ and police name specific cases; charges, not collective blame, will test accountability.
Publishers Close Kuala Lumpur Congress With AI Rights Unsettled
Publishers Weekly sees an industry adapting, no author or publishing account on X records a verified congress reaction, and the paper sees accountability without enforcement.