{"id":37301,"date":"2026-05-19T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/dutch-regulator-social-media-makes-it-difficult-to-form-free-and-informed-opinion\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:05:36","slug":"dutch-regulator-social-media-makes-it-difficult-to-form-free-and-informed-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/dutch-regulator-social-media-makes-it-difficult-to-form-free-and-informed-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch regulator: Social media makes it difficult to form free and informed opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/auto_social-media-mobile-icons-snapchat-facebook-instagram-ss-800x450-3-800x450-1-600x360-11633561518.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin-bottom:20px\"><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch media authority warned today that social media platforms are making it harder for people to form &#8220;free and informed opinions&#8221;, raising concerns about the growing influence of algorithms on news consumption, reports Anadolu.<\/p>\n<p>In a new report cited by Dutch public broadcaster NOS, the regulator said more people in the Netherlands, especially young users, increasingly rely on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X for news and information.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, algorithms determine which messages users see in their news feeds, often prioritizing shocking or controversial content that grabs attention and drives interaction.<\/p>\n<p>The authority said social media companies have financial incentives to spread attention-grabbing content \u201ceven if it is unbelievable\u201d while users have limited control over what appears in their news feeds.<\/p>\n<p>The report raises concerns about practices such as &#8220;shadowbanning&#8221;, in which posts or accounts are made less visible without users being clearly informed.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator further warned that platform owners are increasingly influencing what users see online, describing algorithm-driven feeds as &#8220;clearly dangerous to democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, algorithms can amplify polarizing, extreme or misleading information, contributing in social divisions and shaping public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>The media authority called on policymakers and regulators to strengthen enforcement of existing European legislation to ensure healthier online information environments, NOS reported.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin:30px 0\">\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666\">Source: <strong>prizrenpost<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch media authority warned today that social media platforms are making it harder for people to form &#8220;free and informed opinions&#8221;, raising concerns about the growing influence of algorithms on news consumption, reports Anadolu. In a new report cited by Dutch public broadcaster NOS, the regulator said more people in the Netherlands, especially young [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[666],"class_list":["post-37301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-brief"],"views":6,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37303,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37301\/revisions\/37303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prizrenpost.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}