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Disinformation: budgetary inflation with limited effects

Disinformation exists, foreign interference has been documented, and social media raises real political questions. But the most robust scientific studies show that their effects on opinions and polarization remain limited and contextual. Yet, with the Democracy Shield and AgoraEU projects, the European Union is embarking on an unprecedented budgetary and…

Copyright, conspicuously absent from the AI summit in India

At a time when the use of protected works to train AI models has become one of the most defining—and explosive—issues in the global debate, the AI Impact Summit in India barely touches on the subject. Between industrial ambitions, technological sovereignty, and transparency frameworks, the issue of copyright appears to…

Spotify, the algorithmic cultural orchestrator in the making…

Spotify is transforming AI into a discreet but omnipresent infrastructure, personalizing discovery, organizing content circulation, and optimizing monetization, positioning itself as a true algorithmic cultural orchestrator rather than a simple audio platform. AI is everywhere at Spotify. While public debate on artificial intelligence largely focuses on conversational assistants and automated…

AI and copyright: piracy as a powerful argument

While US case law on fair use as applied to generative AI remains fragmented and contradictory, rights holders are shifting the focus of litigation. By focusing on piracy, which is clearly excluded from any exceptions such as fair use, publishers are aiming for an area of legal certainty, as illustrated…

Sacem lowers its digital commission to 7%: a strategic signal in a tense streaming market

Sacem has announced a reduction in its commission on digital rights to 7% from 2026, coupled with a reduction in distribution times. This change, based on technological investments, comes at a time when streaming is diluting value and the challenges of identifying works are increasing, particularly in the face of…