Prominence laws sound harmless until you realise what they can actually do.
Dylan Page warns that new UK and EU media rules could pressure platforms like YouTube to prioritise approved legacy media channels over independent creators.
On paper, this is about trusted news, public service broadcasting, and fighting misinformation.
But discovery is power.
If regulators or government-approved systems decide who gets "prominence," then creators are not competing on audience trust, quality, originality, or relevance. They are competing against a managed media shelf.
This matters for anyone who cares about independent journalism, small creators, open platforms, freedom of speech, and the right of viewers to choose what they watch.
The internet should not become television 2.0, with a few approved voices placed at the front and everyone else buried behind the curtain.
Who should decide what rises: viewers, creators, communities, or regulators?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXI2xaV17Ds
#FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #CreatorEconomy #YouTube #IndependentMedia #OpenInternet #UKPolitics #EU #MediaFreedom #Decentralisation
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