LONDON, 03 April. - (ANA) - For nearly two decades, tech corporations – through innovations in search engines, social media, and artificial intelligence – have played a decisive role in shaping how news is produced, distributed, consumed, and publicly debated. 

 

In the emerging world order, they also appear to be expanding their influence at the political level: CEOs intervene in election campaigns around the world and political institutions face economic pressure to amend legislation. 

 

Within these shifting power structures, how can the media, as well as users, customers and critics, still claim an independent voice?   - (ANA) -

 

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